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Osteomyelitis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A usually bacterial infection of bone and bone marrow in which the resulting inflammation can lead to a reduction of blood supply to the bone.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. An infection of the bone

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Inflammation of the bone-marrow.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

Word Usage

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osteitis

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