osteitis

osteitis /os·te·itis/ (os?te-i´tis) inflammation of bone.

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condensing osteitis  osteitis with hard deposits of earthy salts in affected bone.

osteitis defor´mans  rarefying osteitis resulting in weakened, deformed bones of increased mass, which may lead to bowing of long bones and deformation of flat bones; when the bones of the skull are affected, deafness may result. Called also Paget's disease of bone.

osteitis fibro´sa cys´tica , osteitis fibro´sa cys´tica generalisa´ta, osteitis fibro´sa osteoplas´tica rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones, due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperparathyroidism.

osteitis fragi´litans  osteogenesis imperfecta.

osteitis fungo´sa  chronic osteitis in which the haversian canals are dilated and filled with granulation tissue.

parathyroid osteitis  o. fibrosa cystica.

sclerosing osteitis 

1. sclerosing nonsuppurative osteomyelitis.

2. condensing o.

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os·te·i·tis (st-ts) or os·ti·tis (-stts)

n.

Inflammation of bone or bony tissue.

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osteitis (os´tēī´tis),

n an inflammation of the bone; an inflammation of the haversian spaces, canals, and their branches but generally not of the medullary cavity. The disease is characterized by tenderness and a dull, aching pain. Enlargement of the bone may occur. Osteitis of the alveolar process after tooth extraction is commonly referred to as dry socket.

osteitis, alveolar localized,

n See socket, dry.

osteitis, condensing,

n a chronic inflammation associated with some nonvital teeth or located in the site of extraction of such teeth, resulting in abnormally dense bone.

osteitis deformans

n See disease, Paget's, of bone.

Osteitis.

osteitis fibrosa cystica, generalized, (von Recklinghausen's disease of bone)

n 1. a disease caused by parathyroid adenomas and characterized by cystlike radiolucencies in the bones (including the jaws), loosening of teeth, localized swellings, giant cell lesions, increased blood calcium and phosphatase levels, and lowered blood phosphorus levels.
n 2. increased resorption and destruction of bone caused by primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism.

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osteitis

inflammation of bone. The term is used to describe a number of conditions; for instance, advanced cases of brucellosis can lead to brucellar osteitis. See also osteomyelitis.

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alveolar osteitis

necrosis of alveolar bone at the site of a tooth extraction. Called also dry socket.

osteitis deformans

osteitis causing deformity of bones.

osteitis fibrosa

see osteodystrophia fibrosa.

osteitis fibrosa cystica

rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and the formation of cysts and the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones, due to osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperparathyroidism. See also osteodystrophia fibrosa.

rarefying osteitis

a bone disease in which the inorganic matter is diminished and the hard bone becomes cancellated.

sclerosing osteitis

1. sclerosing nonsuppurative osteomyelitis.

2. condensing osteitis.