periostitis
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of periostitis
First recorded in 1835–45; periost(eum) + -itis
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Purulent periostitis follows wounds which reach the periosteum and become infected, as observed in compound fractures, or it may result from advancing purulent conditions in neighboring structures, as in foul foot.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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 Joseph Bradford Cox
An old periostitis, for instance, will leave an arm rather easily liable to the development of various painful conditions.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Symptoms.—This condition of periostitis is often difficult to determine.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
Was there a localized periostitis at this point?
From Report on Surgery to the Santa Clara County Medical Society by Joseph Bradford Cox
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