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noun an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English myelitis English osteomyelitis From osteo- + myelitis.
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