osteitis

noun

os·​te·​i·​tis ˌä-stē-ˈī-təs How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
: inflammation of bone

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The Sharks are already without Logan Couture (osteitis pubis), who is out indefinitely, and could again be without Mikael Granlund (upper body) for a third straight game. — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 28 Nov. 2024 Couture missed all but six games last season due to osteitis pubis, a condition in which inflammation between the pubic bones can result in pain and swelling in the groin and lower abdomen. — Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024

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New Latin

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of osteitis was in 1825

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osteitis

noun
os·​te·​itis ˌäs-tē-ˈīt-əs How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
plural osteitides -ˈit-ə-ˌdēz How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
: inflammation of bone

called also ostitis

osteitic
-ˈit-ik How to pronounce osteitis (audio)
adjective
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