Home › Words › O › osteoperiostitisosteoperiostitisosteoperiostitis · noun — inflammation of a bone and its periosteum.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom osteo- + periostitis.nouninflammation of a bone and its periosteumDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.endostitis 76% match — inflammation of the endosteum vs osteoperiostitis →osteoperiosteal 71% match — Relating to both bone and its periosteum vs osteoperiostitis →periostitic 71% match — Related to periostitis. vs osteoperiostitis →osteo 67% match — osteomyelitis vs osteoperiostitis →osteomyelitis 66% match — An infection of the bone vs osteoperiostitis →diaphysitis 66% match — inflammation of the diaphysis vs osteoperiostitis →periosteal 62% match — Of or pertaining to the periosteum. vs osteoperiostitis →osteofibrosis 62% match — fibrotic osteodystrophy vs osteoperiostitis →