osteitis

Noun
  1. Inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration (synset 114374726)
    is a type of: inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • osteomyelitis - an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

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