osteitis

/ˈɑstiˌaɪdɪs/

Definitions of osteitis

1. noun

   inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
   types:

   Paget's disease, osteitis deformans

   a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities

   osteomyelitis

   an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

   type of:

   inflammation, redness, rubor

   a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat