How to Use osteomyelitis in a Sentence

osteomyelitis

noun
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  • He had been hampered since childhood by the bone disease osteomyelitis.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2020
  • With the image, the researchers were able to diagnose the mystery lesions not as cancer, but as osteomyelitis.
    — Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The 39-year-old is a paraplegic and has osteomyelitis, a bone condition that requires him to move around using a power wheelchair.
    — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • When Kaline was 8, he was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, and 2 inches of bone was removed from his left foot.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • He was diagnosed with a staph infection that had caused osteomyelitis (an infection in the bone) in his femur, ankle, and foot.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The infection, called osteomyelitis, causes inflammation of the bone, and generally affects the bones in the legs, arms, or spine.
    — Temi Adebowale, Country Living, 7 June 2018
  • The Chicago Tribune reported that he had been treated for osteomyelitis, a bone infection, among other health problems.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2017
  • Ancient Disease The researchers looked for answers and proposed that, perhaps, the brothers had suffered the lesions from a years-long infection such as osteomyelitis, syphilis, tuberculosis or leprosy.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Even internal injuries are now treated here, including the late effects of radiation, osteomyelitis, and crush injuries.
    — For Kentuckyone, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
  • In addition to a suite of bacteria in the birds, veterinarians there diagnosed the birds with bacterial dermatitis, tendinitis and osteomyelitis, Kerr wrote.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Bacterial dermatitis is a skin infection, tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons, and osteomyelitis is an inflammation of bones.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
  • 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, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Aureliano thought preparing thin tissue samples could help others further study osteomyelitis for purposes beyond just paleontology.
    — Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020

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