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osteitis
(redirected from Alveolar osteitis)

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os·te·i·tis  (st-ts)
n.
Inflammation of bone or bony tissue.
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Noun1.osteitis - inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
osteitis deformans, Paget's disease - a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
osteomyelitis - an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
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A localized alveolar osteitis was diagnosed, and local debridement measures were instituted.
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