periostitis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of periostitis
First recorded in 1835–45; periost(eum) + -itis
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Therapeutically the drug has been used for palsy, "incompetency and tumultuous distressing cardiac action," mitral disease, chorea, epilepsy, retention of placenta, catarrhal deafness, menorrhagia, sciatica, rheumatism, periostitis, hydrothorax, and transient deafness.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
The disease may begin either in the interior of the bodies of the vertebræ—tuberculous osteomyelitis—or in the deeper layer of the periosteum on the anterior surface of the bones—tuberculous periostitis.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
A mild form of periostitis, in which the exudation is in the outer layer of the periosteum only, is a more common condition than is recognized generally by practitioners.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
In the few cases, he says, in which the periostitis is followed by necrosis the extent of dead bone has always been less than that of the inflammation over it.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
When the periostitis and ostitis is the result of a wound, and is complicated by caries or necrosis of the bone, the diseased portion of bone must in every case be laid bare and removed.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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