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Osteomyelitis vs Arthritis - What's the difference?

osteomyelitis | arthritis |

As nouns the difference between osteomyelitis and arthritis

is that osteomyelitis is (pathology) an infection of the bone while arthritis is arthritis.

osteomyelitis

English

(wikipedia osteomyelitis)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) An infection of the bone

    • arthritis

    English

    (wikipedia arthritis)

    Noun

    (arthritides)
  • Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders.

    • Derived terms

    * arthritic * arthritically * osteoarthritis * polyarthritis * rheumatoid arthritis

    See also

    * arthrosis * rheumatism * arthralgia

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