osteitis

[ os-tee-ahy-tis ]
/ ˌɒs tiˈaɪ tɪs /

noun Pathology.

inflammation of the substance of bone.

Origin of osteitis

First recorded in 1830–40; oste- + -itis

OTHER WORDS FROM osteitis

os·te·it·ic [os-tee-it-ik] /ˌɒs tiˈɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby osteitis

ostealgia, ostectomy, osteichthyan, osteichthyes, ostein, osteitis, osteitis deformans, osteitis fibrosa cystica, osteitis fungosa, ostempyesis, ostend

British Dictionary definitions for osteitic

osteitis
/ (ˌɒstɪˈaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of a bone

Derived forms of osteitis

osteitic (ˌɒstɪˈɪtɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for osteitic

osteitis
[ ŏs′tē-ī′tĭs ]

n.

Inflammation of bone or bony tissue.