inflammation of bone and bone marrow due to an infection
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Osteomyelitis Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
(hypernym) osteitis
Osteomyelitis Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Inflammation of the bone due to infection, for example by the bacteria salmonella.
Osteomyelitis Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Osteomyelitis (osteo- derived from the Greek word osteon, meaning bone, myelo- meaning marrow, and -itis meaning inflammation) simply means an infection of the bone or bone marrow. It can be usefully subclassified on the basis of the causative organism (pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria), the route, duration and anatomic location of the infection.
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