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.