OSTEOMYELITIS

osteomyelitis

(noun) an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

osteomyelitis (usually uncountable, plural osteomyelitides or osteomyelites or osteomyelitises)

(pathology) An infection of the bone

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon