osteitis
Syllabification: (os·te·i·tis)
Pronunciation: /ˌästēˈītis/
Definition of osteitis
noun
Medicine- (osteitis fibrosa cystica)another term for von Recklinghausen's disease (sense 2).
- (osteitis deformans)another term for Paget's disease (sense 1).
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Greek osteon 'bone' + -itis