the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Inflammation of bone.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Inflammation of bone. Also ostitis.
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n. inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
Word Usage
"An orthopedic doctor diagnosed the injury as osteitis pubis, an inflamed pubic bone, and sent him for a bone scan that involved him taking radioactive isotopes."