periostitis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of periostitis
First recorded in 1835–45; periost(eum) + -itis
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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
In simple acute periostitis the membrane is thicker and redder than normal, and is easily stripped from the bone.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
The leg being now carefully examined, a local periostitis is readily discovered at the point of the injury, the part being warm, swollen, and painful.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
A mild form of periostitis, in which the exudation is in the outer layer of the periosteum only, is a more common condition than is recognized generally by practitioners.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
In this form of periostitis the membrane is again swollen and more vascular than in health, and is also easily separable from the bone.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
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