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Osteomyelitis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006176

Inflammation of the bone caused by an infection, which may spread to the bone marrow and tissues near the bone. Osteomyelitis can cause severe pain in the infected bone. If it is not treated, it can kill bone tissue.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006176
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006176",
  "term": "Osteomyelitis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Inflammation of the bone caused by an infection, which may spread to the bone marrow and tissues near the bone. Osteomyelitis can cause severe pain in the infected bone. If it is not treated, it can kill bone tissue.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/osteomyelitis/"
}

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