Where multiple sites of injury are specified in the titles, the word with indicates involvement of both sites, and the word and indicates involvement of either or both sites. The word finger includes thumb. 2. Categories for late effect of injuries are to be found at 905-909.
Noun. 1. osteitis-inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration. osteitis deformans, Paget's disease-a disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities.
Meningitis (from Greek Î¼á¿Î½Î¹Î³Î¾ meninx, mÃ©ninx membrane and the medical-suffix, itis) inflammation is an acute inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal, cord known collectively as the. meningeseningitis can be life-threatening because of the inflammation's proximity to the brain and spinal cord; therefore, the condition is classified as a medical emergency.