osteitis
English Thesaurus
1. inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration (noun.state)
hypernym | : | inflammation, redness, rubor, |
definition | : | a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | osteitis deformans, paget's disease, |
definition | : | a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | osteomyelitis, |
definition | : | an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection) (noun.state) |
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