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Periostitis vs Osteomyelitis - What's the difference?

periostitis | osteomyelitis |

As nouns the difference between periostitis and osteomyelitis

is that periostitis is inflammation of a periosteum while osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone.

periostitis

English

Noun

(head)
  • Inflammation of a periosteum.

    • osteomyelitis

    English

    (wikipedia osteomyelitis)

    Noun

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