OSTEOMYELITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("osteomyelitis" is a kind of...):

osteitis (inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration)

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