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periostitis

periostitis

1 9.8
Inflammation of the thin layer that covers a bone
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛriˈɑːstaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
: periostitis
  • The bony involvement of EMCLU includes osteitis, osteoma, periostitis, chronic osteomyelitis, and pathological fractures.

Examples

  • Tibial periostitis (shin splints) kept me even from walking distances.

    Blog text (20)

  • Harrison says that he found evidence of periostitis (bone inflammation most often caused by trauma or infection) on X-ray images he made of several of the bones.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Graf, the French Open champion, is suffering from periostitis, which is an inflammation of the membrane that covers a bone in her right foot.

  • Because of periostitis, I experienced significant pain that made it difficult to walk or run.

  • The doctor diagnosed him with periostitis, explaining that it involved inflammation of the membrane surrounding his shin bone.

Surface Forms

periostitis singular
periostitides plural

Morphology

periostitis = periosteum (transparent) = peri + osteum + itis

Formed by adding the medical suffix '-itis' (inflammation) to 'periosteum', so if a learner knows 'periosteum' the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Periostitis breaks into three parts: peri- meaning 'around', osteo- meaning 'bone', and -itis meaning 'inflammation', like 'perimeter' for 'around' and 'arthritis' for 'inflammation'. So, periostitis is an inflammation 'around the bone', which is why it causes swelling and pain near a bone.