periostitis

[ per-ee-o-stahy-tis ]

/ ˌpɛr i ɒˈstaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the periosteum.

Nearby words

periosteophyte, periosteoplastic amputation, periosteosis, periosteotomy, periosteum, periostitis, periostracum, periotic, periovaritis, peripachymeningitis, peripancreatitis

Origin of periostitis

First recorded in 1835–45; periost(eum) + -itis

Related formsper·i·os·tit·ic

[per-ee-o-stit-ik] /ˌpɛr i ɒˈstɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for periostitis

Chronic ostitis and periostitis denote long-continued and increased vascular supply.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2|Various
A wretched dentist used contaminated forceps in extracting a tooth, and Chekhov was attacked by periostitis in a malignant form.
Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov
There are three forms of periostitis—aseptic, purulent, and fibrous.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
Its use is confined to the later symptoms,—to Periostitis, and the late eruptions, as Rupia.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland

We may, in fact, explain them by suggesting either a chronic synovitis alone, or a synovitis complicated with periostitis.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for periostitis

periostitis

/ (ˌpɛrɪɒˈstaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the periosteum

Derived Formsperiostitic (ˌpɛrɪɒˈstɪtɪk), adjective

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periostitis

noun Pathology.

Nearby words

Origin of periostitis

Examples from the Web for periostitis

British Dictionary definitions for periostitis

periostitis

noun

Medicine definitions for periostitis

periostitis

n.