osteomyelitis

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

|Updated on: 19 Jun 2018

Definition of osteomyelitis

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

Recent Examples of osteomyelitis from the Web

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
The Chicago Tribune reported that he had been treated for osteomyelitis, a bone infection, among other health problems.

— richard goldstein, New York Times, "Jerry Krause, Who Gave Michael Jordan His Supporting Cast, Dies at 77," 21 Mar. 2017
Even internal injuries are now treated here, including the late effects of radiation, osteomyelitis, and crush injuries.

— for kentuckyone, The Courier-Journal, "Do you have a wound that just won’t heal?," 5 July 2017

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