Osteitis (Noun)
Meaning
Inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with osteitis caused by a bacterial infection that had spread to the bone through the bloodstream.
- The doctor suspected osteitis might be the cause of the persistent pain in the patient's hip after a severe fall.
- After years of inflammation and degeneration, the patient's osteitis had progressed to bone necrosis, requiring surgery.
- Chronic osteitis was a common complication for patients with severe cases of osteomyelitis that were left untreated or undertreated.
- The complications of osteitis made recovery challenging for athletes who suffered from bone fractures or intense trauma during competition.