Medical Definition of Central osteitis
1.
Inflammation of bone caused by a pyogenic organism. It may remain localised or may spread through the bone to involve the marrow, cortex, cancellous tissue and periosteum.
Origin: Gr. Myelos = marrow
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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