Osteitis
[os-tee-ahy-tis] /ˌɒs tiˈaɪ tɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
inflammation of the substance of bone.
/ˌɒstɪˈaɪtɪs/
noun
1.
inflammation of a bone
osteitis os·te·i·tis (ŏs’tē-ī’tĭs) or os·ti·tis (ŏ-stī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of bone or bony tissue.
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