periostitis
periostitis (pe-ri-ost-I-tis) n. inflammation of the periosteum. acute p. periostitis that results from direct injury to the bone and is associated with a haematoma, which may later become infected. chronic p. periostitis that is often due to an inflammatory disease, such as tuberculosis or syphilis, or to a chronic ulcer overlying the bone involved.
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