os·te·i·tis ( s t -  t s)n. Inflammation of bone or bony tissue. |
osteitis [ˌɒstɪˈaɪtɪs]
n
(Medicine) inflammation of a bone
osteitic [ˌɒstɪˈɪtɪk] adj
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| Noun | 1. | 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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