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- [os-tee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis]
- /ˌɒs ti oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/
- /ˌɒs.ti.əu.maɪ.əˈlaɪ.tɪs/
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- [os-tee-oh-mahy-uh-lahy-tis]
- /ˌɒs ti oʊˌmaɪ əˈlaɪ tɪs/
Definitions of osteomyelitis word
- noun osteomyelitis an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection. 1
- noun osteomyelitis Inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection. 1
- noun osteomyelitis inflammation of bone marrow, caused by infection 0
- noun osteomyelitis infection of bone marrow or bone structures, usually caused by a bacterium (genus Staphylococcus) that produces pus 0
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Origin of osteomyelitis
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; osteo- + myelitis
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Parts of speech for Osteomyelitis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
osteomyelitis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
osteomyelitis usage trend in Literature
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