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

As a child after overcoming bone infection osteomyelitis in his leg, his parents sold their house in Newcastle, Australia, to pay for a plane ticket so he could pursue his footballing dream in England.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2020

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 osteomyelitis fibrosa, involving the upper end of the femur, a gross form of coxa vara may be observed, of which a marked example is shown in figures on pp.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander