osteitis

noun

os·​te·​i·​tis ˌä-stē-ˈī-təs How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
: inflammation of bone

Examples of osteitis in a Sentence

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Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis. Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024 The Sharks are now only without defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body) and forwards Thomas Bordeleau (lower body) and Logan Couture (osteitis pubis). Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Other players who have not practiced are captain Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), defensemen Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper body), and Shakir Mukhamadullin (lower body). Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024 Eventually, that gave way to osteitis pubis, or inflammation in the joint between your pubic bones, as the Register reported; Brown also had a labrum tear in her hip that required her to get Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) injections in her pelvis up until a few months before the Olympic Trials. Erica Sloan, SELF, 7 Aug. 2024 Couture said he’s spoken with a few NHL players who have had osteitis pubis about getting past the injury. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024 Couture missed all of training camp and the first 45 games of the regular season with an often painful and debilitating condition called osteitis pubis, described as inflammation in the joint between a person’s left and right pubic bones. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 Injured before the start of training camp in September, Couture was diagnosed with osteitis pubis, inflammation in the joint between a person’s left and right pubic bones. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 Most importantly, osteitis pubis is not a condition to ignore. Amanda Loudin, Outside Online, 4 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of osteitis was in 1825

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“Osteitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/osteitis. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

osteitis

noun
os·​te·​itis ˌäs-tē-ˈīt-əs How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
plural osteitides -ˈit-ə-ˌdēz How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
: inflammation of bone

called also ostitis

osteitic adjective
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