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Osteitis

Osteitis \Os`te*i"tis\, n. [NL. See Osteo-, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of bone.

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osteitis

n. (context pathology English) inflammation of bone

WordNet
osteitis

n. inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration

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Osteitis

Osteitis is a general term for inflammation of bone. More specifically, it can refer to one of the following conditions:

  • Infectious osteitis (mainly, bacterial osteitis)
  • Alveolar osteitis or "dry socket"
  • Condensing osteitis (or Osteitis condensans)
  • Osteitis deformans (or Paget's disease of bone)
  • Osteitis fibrosa cystica (or Osteitis fibrosa, or Von Recklinghausen's disease of bone)
  • Osteitis pubis
  • Radiation osteitis
    • Osteitis condensans ilii
  • Panosteitis, a long bone condition in large breed dogs
  • In horses, pedal osteitis is frequently confused with laminitis.

Usage examples of "osteitis".

In broken down, red house shoes, describing her osteitis in jealous detail, she showed him the garage.

In the next two hours, Honey diagnosed a rare case of Reiter's syndrome, osteitis deformans polycythemia, and malaria.

In the next two hours, Honey diagnosed a rare case of Reiter's syn­drome, osteitis deformans polycythemia, and malaria.