osteomyelitis
noun
os·te·o·my·e·li·tis
ˌä-stē-ō-ˌmī-ə-ˈlī-təs 
: an infectious usually painful inflammatory disease of bone often of bacterial origin that may result in the death of bone tissue
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Although rare, a severe infection may come from cellulitis (infection of the skin) or osteomyelitis (a bone infection).
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Courtney Southwick, Health, 12 July 2024
The lesions are marks of a bone infection, osteomyelitis variolosa, caused by the smallpox virus.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
The 46-year-old interior designer was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in early June, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae, leaving her hospitalized for a month.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
The Netflix star, 46, is suffering from osteomyelitis, a painful infection that spread from her bloodstream to her spine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
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Courtney Southwick, Health, 12 July 2024
The lesions are marks of a bone infection, osteomyelitis variolosa, caused by the smallpox virus.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
The 46-year-old interior designer was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in early June, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae, leaving her hospitalized for a month.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
The Netflix star, 46, is suffering from osteomyelitis, a painful infection that spread from her bloodstream to her spine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
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osteomyelitis
noun
os·teo·my·eli·tis
-ˌmī-ə-ˈlīt-əs
plural osteomyelitides
-ə-ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz
: an infectious usually painful inflammatory disease of bone that is often of bacterial origin and may result in death of bone tissue
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