periostitis

[per-ee-o-stahy-tis]

noun

Pathology.

1. inflammation of the periosteum.

periostitis

/ ˌpɛrɪɒˈstɪtɪk, ˌpɛrɪɒˈstaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the periosteum

Other Word Forms

• periostitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of periostitis¹

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