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单词 osteitis
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Definition of osteitis in English:

osteitis

noun ˌɒstɪˈʌɪtɪsˌɑstiˈaɪdəs
mass nounMedicine
  • Inflammation of the substance of a bone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Skeletal radiographs showed linear radiolucencies in the metaphyses of the long bones and lucent areas in the iliac bones, consistent with osteitis.
    • There were three major complications; two were due to infection causing osteitis and the other developed stenosis of the external ear canal.
    • The infection may extend to the cartilaginous skeleton of the ear canal and through Santorini's fissures to reach the temporal bone, causing osteitis.
    • Surgery has a definite but increasingly limited role in the treatment of osteitis of the base of the skull.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek osteon 'bone' + -itis.

 
 

Definition of osteitis in US English:

osteitis

nounˌɑstiˈaɪdəsˌästēˈīdəs
Medicine
  • Inflammation of the substance of a bone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were three major complications; two were due to infection causing osteitis and the other developed stenosis of the external ear canal.
    • Surgery has a definite but increasingly limited role in the treatment of osteitis of the base of the skull.
    • The infection may extend to the cartilaginous skeleton of the ear canal and through Santorini's fissures to reach the temporal bone, causing osteitis.
    • Skeletal radiographs showed linear radiolucencies in the metaphyses of the long bones and lucent areas in the iliac bones, consistent with osteitis.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek osteon ‘bone’ + -itis.

 
 
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