osteomyelitis

American  

[os-tee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis] / ˌɒs ti oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.

1. an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection.

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osteomyelitis British  

/ ˌɒstɪəʊˌmaɪɪˈlaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of bone marrow, caused by infection

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Etymology

Origin of osteomyelitis

First recorded in 1850–55; osteo- + myelitis

Example Sentences

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

"On both her back and her hip, the tissue had become completely necrotic and her wounds infected with MRSA. She developed osteomyelitis and overwhelming sepsis."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

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

In different races, localities, environment, and seasons, the pathogenic powers of certain organisms, such as those of erysipelas, diphtheria, and acute osteomyelitis, vary considerably.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis