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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
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Even internal injuries are now treated here, including the late effects of radiation, osteomyelitis, and crush injuries.
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The Chicago Tribune reported that he had been treated for osteomyelitis, a bone infection, among other health problems.
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