Osteomyelitis
[os-tee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis] /ˌɒs ti oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/
noun, Pathology.
1.
an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection.
/ˌɒstɪəʊˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs/
noun
1.
inflammation of bone marrow, caused by infection
osteomyelitis os·te·o·my·e·li·tis (ŏs’tē-ō-mī’ə-lī’tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of bone and bone marrow. Also called central osteitis.
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