Usually means: Inflammation of the bone lining.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. periostitis: Merriam-Webster
  2. periostitis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. periostitis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. periostitis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. periostitis: Wordnik
  6. periostitis: Wiktionary
  7. periostitis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. periostitis: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. periostitis: Dictionary.com
  10. Periostitis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Periostitis: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  12. periostitis: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  13. Periostitis: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  14. periostitis: FreeDictionary.org
  15. periostitis: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. periostitis: Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. periostitis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Periostitis: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. periostitis: Medical dictionary
  7. Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms (No longer online)
  8. Periostitis: Drug Medical Dictionary
  9. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Farrier & Hoofcare (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (periostitis)

▸ noun:  Inflammation of a periosteum

Similar:
periostalgia, peridontitis, endostitis, osteitis, osteochondritis, perichondritis, epiphysitis, peri-implantitis, omentitis, periarthritis, more...

Opposite:
osteomyelitis, endosteitis, osteitis interna

Phrases:
dental periostitis, diffuse periostitis, more...

Adjectives:
syphilitic, chronic, acute, proliferative, traumatic, suppurative, ossifying, gummatous, orbital, reactive, dental

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Similar:
periostalgia, peridontitis, endostitis, osteitis, osteochondritis, perichondritis, epiphysitis, peri-implantitis, omentitis, periarthritis, more...

Opposite:
osteomyelitis, endosteitis, osteitis interna

Phrases:
dental periostitis, diffuse periostitis, more...

Adjectives:
syphilitic, chronic, acute, proliferative, traumatic, suppurative, ossifying, gummatous, orbital, reactive, dental



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