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UK
/ˌɒstɪˌɒmɪɪlˈaɪtɪs/
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NOUN
- an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
How To Use osteomyelitis In A Sentence
- Jiangbo's Osteomyelitis treatment tablets offer an alternative mild treatment and were clinically tested to be effective in treating long term osteomyelitis problems. Medindia Health News
- He lost one toe in the past, has had osteomyelitis of his metatarsals several times, and this time around presented with redness and swelling in his heel.
- The classic textbook description of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis includes severe pain, fever, and toxaemia.
- Historically, osteomyelitis has been categorized as acute, subacute or chronic, with the presentation of each type based on the time of disease onset.
- Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes are associated with enhanced inflammatory response and local disease in acute hematogenous Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis in children. SUPERBUG
- A bone scan showed osteomyelitis of the left sacroiliac joint and inflammation of multiple muscles.
- Approximately one-third to two-thirds of patients with diabetes who have foot infections will develop osteomyelitis.
- He was kicked in the leg during a high school game and developed a dangerous bone infection, osteomyelitis. Micky Mantle - Baseball's Tragic Hero
- Hollingsworth said her injuries were caused by a bone infection known as osteomyelitis, not her use of the drugs. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- For instance, the authors quote an example of a man who developed osteomyelitis as a consequence of failure to manage the leg ulcers aggressively.