Definition of osteomyelitis
: an infectious usually painful inflammatory disease of bone often of bacterial origin that may result in the death of bone tissue
Explore Merriam-Webster
Origin and Etymology of osteomyelitis
New Latin
Medical Dictionary
Learn More about osteomyelitis
-
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about osteomyelitis
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up osteomyelitis? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!