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os·teo·peri·os·ti·tis .äs-tē-ō-.per-ē-.äs-'tīt-əs n inflammation of a bone and its periosteum
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os·teo·peri·os·ti·tis (os″te-o-per″e-os-tiґtis) [osteo- + periostitis] inflammation of a bone and its periosteum. Called also periosteitis.Medical dictionary. 2011.