meningo-osteophlebitis
[ mə-nĭng′gō-ŏs′tē-ō-flĭ-bī′tĭs ]
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n.
Inflammation of the veins located in the periosteum.
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Despite the “meningo-” prefix, meningococcus causes two distinct clinical diseases, each accounting for about half the illnesses.
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Mentally Defective Children|Alfred BinetIt is, however, often difficult to distinguish between a meningocele and meningo-myelocele.
In a meningo-myelocele the shadows of the cord and nerves stretched out in the sac may be recognised.