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medullitis
1. Inflammation of bone caused by infection, usually by a pyogenic organism, although any infectious agent may be involved.

It may remain localized or it may spread through the bone to involve the marrow, cortex, cancellous tissue, and periosteum. 2. Inflammation of the spinal cord, often part of a more specifically defined disease process.

One group of diseases is named according to whether primarily white matter or gray matter is affected.

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