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osteitis

[ os-tee-ahy-tis ]

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the substance of bone.


osteitis

/ ˌɒstɪˈɪtɪk; ˌɒstɪˈaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of a bone
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Derived Forms

  • osteitic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Dz·ٱ·· [os-tee-, it, -ik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of osteitis1

First recorded in 1830–40; oste- + -itis
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Example Sentences

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The team has classified the injury as a groin, but the precise diagnosis is osteitis pubis, which involved the inflammation of tendons in the pubic/groin area.

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“I’m day and night better from day one,” said Compton, who has been bothered by osteitis pubis, an inflammation in his pelvic area.

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Coming into preseason I got a good month under my belt and right in that crucial time when we were going into games - unfortunately among a number of different things - my osteitis pubis flared up.

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Then after a month of solid work in preseason, his osteitis pubis, a lower-abdomen injury he has suffered from for three years, flared up.

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The latter affection frequently involves the bones, and for this reason the pastern is the most frequent seat of osteitis.

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