Meanings
nounosteomyelitis (usually uncountable, plural osteomyelitides or osteomyelites or osteomyelitises)
plural osteomyelitides · plural osteomyelites · plural osteomyelitises
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
- Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
- Englishosteo-
- Ancient Greekμυελός (muelós)
- Englishmyelo-
- Englishmyelitis
- Englishosteomyelitis
Translations
Arabic اِلْتِهَاب العَظْم والنَّقِيّ
- اِلْتِهَاب العَظْم والنَّقِيّpathology: an infection of the bone
Czech osteomyelitida
- osteomyelitidapathology: an infection of the bone
French ostéomyélite
- ostéomyélitepathology: an infection of the bone
Indonesian osteomielitis
- osteomielitispathology: an infection of the bone
Irish oistéimiailíteas
- oistéimiailíteaspathology: an infection of the bone
Italian osteomielite
- osteomielitepathology: an infection of the bone
Malay radang sumsum tulang, mielitis tulang
- radang sumsum tulangpathology: an infection of the bone
- mielitis tulangpathology: an infection of the bone
- osteomielitispathology: an infection of the bone
Portuguese osteomielite
- osteomielitepathology: an infection of the bone
Spanish osteomielitis
- osteomielitispathology: an infection of the bone
Tagalog maganlamad-buto
- maganlamad-butopathology: an infection of the bone
Turkish osteomiyelit
- osteomiyelitpathology: an infection of the bone
Cite this entry
APA
osteomyelitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomyelitis
MLA
“osteomyelitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomyelitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteomyelitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteomyelitis.
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