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OSTEOMYELITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("osteomyelitis" is a kind of...):
osteitis (inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration)
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