periostitis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of periostitis
First recorded in 1835–45; periost(eum) + -itis
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In the few cases, he says, in which the periostitis is followed by necrosis the extent of dead bone has always been less than that of the inflammation over it.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
In the mild cases of periostitis it is by no means easy positively to determine its presence, for there are no special symptoms by which it may be distinguished from pure laminitis.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
Simple acute periostitis may and often does end in resolution.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
It is also very effective in different neuralgias of a gouty or rheumatic origin, as in ischias, prosopalgia, periostitis, and especially in earache, tearing pains in the ears, and otitis.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
Was there a deficiency of nutrition at this point? or anemia from some change in the nutrient artery,—the result of the periostitis of the long bones?
From Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society by Cox, Joseph Bradford
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