osteomyelitis

os·te·o·my·e·li·tis | \ ˌä-stē-ō-ˌmī-ə-ˈlī-təs

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Definition of osteomyelitis

: an infectious usually painful inflammatory disease of bone often of bacterial origin that may result in the death of bone tissue

Examples of osteomyelitis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bacterial dermatitis is a skin infection, tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons, and osteomyelitis is an inflammation of bones. — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, "Over 100 young seabirds got sick or died in Florida this summer from a mystery illness. Officials now know what it was.," 5 Dec. 2020 In addition to a suite of bacteria in the birds, veterinarians there diagnosed the birds with bacterial dermatitis, tendinitis and osteomyelitis, Kerr wrote. — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, "Over 100 young seabirds got sick or died in Florida this summer from a mystery illness. Officials now know what it was.," 5 Dec. 2020 He had been hampered since childhood by the bone disease osteomyelitis. — BostonGlobe.com, "Al Kaline, Tigers’ perennial all-around All-Star, 85," 6 Apr. 2020 The 39-year-old is a paraplegic and has osteomyelitis, a bone condition that requires him to move around using a power wheelchair. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "‘I’m overwhelmed’: PG&E power outage leaves the ill and disabled struggling," 10 Oct. 2019 He was diagnosed with a staph infection that had caused osteomyelitis (an infection in the bone) in his femur, ankle, and foot. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, "North Carolina Dad Uses Billboard to Thank Hospital That Treated His 3-Year-Old Son," 15 Aug. 2019 The infection, called osteomyelitis, causes inflammation of the bone, and generally affects the bones in the legs, arms, or spine. — Temi Adebowale, Country Living, "'Deadliest Catch' Captain Keith Colburn Will Miss The Rest of the Fishing Season Due to a Spinal Infection," 7 June 2018 Bryce Fisher, of Fruitland, has chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, which causes his immune system to attack healthy bones, his mother, Carolyn Anderson, told The Independent Enterprise. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "'Isolated' Idaho Teen Can't Go Outside Because of His Rare Disease: 'He Is Lonely,' Says Mom," 20 Feb. 2018 According to the Minnesota Department of Health, one of the children was hospitalized with septicemia, a blood infection, and osteomyelitis, a bone infection, the FDA said. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "Three pet products recalled over potential salmonella contamination," 11 Feb. 2018

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