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os·te·o·my·e·li·tis

(os'tē-ō-mī'ĕ-lī'tis),
Inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone.
Synonym(s): central osteitis (1)
[osteo- + G. myelos, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]
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central osteitis

(1) Endosteitis, see there.
(2) Osteomyelitis, see there.  
(3) Paget’s disease of bone, see there.
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en·dos·te·i·tis

, endostitis (en-dos'tē-ī'tis, en'dos-tī'tis)
Inflammation of the endosteum or of the medullary cavity of a bone.
Synonym(s): central osteitis (2) , perimyelitis.
[endo- + G. osteon, bone, + -itis, inflammation]

os·te·o·my·e·li·tis

(os'tē-ō-mī-ĕ-lī'tis)
Inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone.
Synonym(s): central osteitis (1) .
[osteo- + G. myelos, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

os·te·o·my·e·li·tis

(os'tē-ō-mī-ĕ-lī'tis)
Inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone.
Synonym(s): central osteitis (1) .
[osteo- + G. myelos, marrow, + -itis, inflammation]
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