🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

ostéomyélite

Pronunciation / Transliteration: osteomielit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Osteomyelitis/ˌɒstiəʊˌmaɪəˈlaɪtɪs/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'ostéomyélite est une infection grave des os."

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As noun
  1. 1

    An inflammation of bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection.

    "The patient underwent prolonged antibiotic therapy to treat chronic osteomyelitis in the tibia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the 19th century from New Latin, derived from Greek osteon meaning 'bone' + myelos meaning 'marrow' + -itis meaning 'inflammation'.

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