[1830–40; oste- + -itis]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, grid, paraffin, rococo, showcase-itis is a suffix used in pathological terms that denote inflammation of an organ (bronchitis; gastritis; neuritis) and hence, in extended senses, nouns denoting abnormal states or conditions, excesses,tendencies, obsessions, etc. (telephonitis; baseballitis)
Examples of 'osteitis' in a sentence
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All this and a persistent case of osteitis pubis, which prevented him from kicking for three years up to 2009.