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noun
An infection of the bone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: osteitis
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ésth1 Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English myelitis English osteomyelitis From osteo- + myelitis.
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