osteomyelitis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of osteomyelitis
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Alex Young, 46, from Blandford, Dorset, developed osteomyelitis - a potentially deadly bone infection that caused him severe pain.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
The newly published paper in the journal Advanced Materials, tackles the complex clinical problem of bone infection, or osteomyelitis, which affects one in around 5,000 people within the US only each year.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023
Tests confirmed sepsis, and the wound had grown so deep that it infected the sacral bone in his back, a condition known as osteomyelitis, the lawsuit said.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2018
Foerster also suffers from osteomyelitis, a rare bone infection, and, in April 2016, had to have both legs amputated above the knee.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2018
The deformities resulting from osteomyelitis are more marked the earlier in life the disease occurs.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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