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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According to the report, the woman had been considering assisted suicide for two years, since being diagnosed with skull base osteomyelitis.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Left untreated, osteomyelitis may cause abscesses (pockets of pus), osteonecrosis (bone death), and (in children) slowed bone growth.7
Treating Moderate to Severe Hip Pain
Treatment for hip pain will depend on the cause.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
This includes osteomyelitis, toxic synovitis, and sacroiliitis.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
Although rare, a severe infection may come from cellulitis (infection of the skin) or osteomyelitis (a bone infection).
—Courtney Southwick, Health, 12 July 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Left untreated, osteomyelitis may cause abscesses (pockets of pus), osteonecrosis (bone death), and (in children) slowed bone growth.7
Treating Moderate to Severe Hip Pain
Treatment for hip pain will depend on the cause.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
This includes osteomyelitis, toxic synovitis, and sacroiliitis.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
Although rare, a severe infection may come from cellulitis (infection of the skin) or osteomyelitis (a bone infection).
—Courtney Southwick, Health, 12 July 2024
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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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