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Definition of "osteomyelitis" []

  • A usually bacterial infection of bone and bone marrow in which the resulting inflammation can lead to a reduction of blood supply to the bone. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "osteomyelitis" in a sentence
  • "Jiangbo's Osteomyelitis treatment tablets offer an alternative mild treatment and were clinically tested to be effective in treating long term osteomyelitis problems."
  • "Hollingsworth said her injuries were caused by a bone infection known as osteomyelitis, not her use of the drugs."
  • "The doctors determined that it was not in fact gangrene but that she has a bone infection-technically called osteomyelitis - a tricky condition to treat that requires at minimum 45 days of IV antibiotics."