How to Use osteomyelitis in a Sentence

osteomyelitis

noun
  • He had been hampered since childhood by the bone disease osteomyelitis.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The lesions are marks of a bone infection, osteomyelitis variolosa, caused by the smallpox virus.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2024
  • With the image, the researchers were able to diagnose the mystery lesions not as cancer, but as osteomyelitis.
    — Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • He was diagnosed with a staph infection that had caused osteomyelitis (an infection in the bone) in his femur, ankle, and foot.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2019
  • When Kaline was 8, he was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, and 2 inches of bone was removed from his left foot.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The 39-year-old is a paraplegic and has osteomyelitis, a bone condition that requires him to move around using a power wheelchair.
    — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The Netflix star, 46, is suffering from osteomyelitis, a painful infection that spread from her bloodstream to her spine.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 June 2023
  • The infection, called osteomyelitis, causes inflammation of the bone, and generally affects the bones in the legs, arms, or spine.
    — Temi Adebowale, Country Living, 7 June 2018
  • Although rare, a severe infection may come from cellulitis (infection of the skin) or osteomyelitis (a bone infection).
    — Courtney Southwick, Health, 12 July 2024
  • Instead, she was admitted for testing that resulted in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis, which is inflammation or swelling in the bones, in her spine.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 June 2023
  • This includes osteomyelitis, toxic synovitis, and sacroiliitis.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Even internal injuries are now treated here, including the late effects of radiation, osteomyelitis, and crush injuries.
    — For Kentuckyone, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
  • The Chicago Tribune reported that he had been treated for osteomyelitis, a bone infection, among other health problems.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2017
  • Relying on X-ray alone without MRI can lead to devastating outcomes for patients, as would be the case in many cases of osteomyelitis.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Bacterial dermatitis is a skin infection, tendinitis is an inflammation of the tendons, and osteomyelitis is an inflammation of bones.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
  • In their analysis, researchers identified three distinct and previously undocumented forms of osteomyelitis in the fossils.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to a suite of bacteria in the birds, veterinarians there diagnosed the birds with bacterial dermatitis, tendinitis and osteomyelitis, Kerr wrote.
    — Karl Schneider, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Aureliano thought preparing thin tissue samples could help others further study osteomyelitis for purposes beyond just paleontology.
    — Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2020
  • This characteristic texture helped researchers differentiate the lesions caused by osteomyelitis from those caused by other bone pathologies, like osteosarcoma and bone neoplasia (two forms of bone cancer).
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In June 2023, Smith was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae.
    — Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Although the specific cause of the new infections could not be identified, a previous 2021 study on a small sauropod species, Ibirania parva, from the same site documented the first case of osteomyelitis caused by a blood parasite.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
  • One of the most frustrating parts, Dupire says, was that an MRI performed during his first hospital stay had already raised concerns about either osteomyelitis — a serious bone infection — or an infiltrative marrow disorder.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • The 46-year-old interior designer was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in early June, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae, leaving her hospitalized for a month.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The 46-year-old interior designer was diagnosed with osteomyelitis in early June, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae, leaving her hospitalized for a month.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023

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