osteoporosis

os·te·o·po·ro·sis

 (ŏs′tē-ō-pə-rō′sĭs)

n. pl. os·te·o·po·ro·ses (-sēz)

A disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density, occurring especially in postmenopausal women, resulting in a predisposition to fractures.

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[New Latin : osteo- + Greek poros, passage, pore; see pore² + -osis.]

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os′te·o·po·rot′ic (-rŏt′ĭk) adj.

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osteoporosis

(ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs)

n

(Pathology) porosity and brittleness of the bones due to loss of calcium from the bone matrix

[C19: from osteo- + pore² + -osis]

ˌosteopoˈrotic adj

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os•te•o•po•ro•sis

(ˌɒs ti oʊ pəˈroʊ sɪs)

n.

a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components.

[1840–50; osteo- + Greek pór(os) passage, pore² + -osis]

os`te•o•po•rot′ic (-ˈrɒt ɪk) adj.

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os·te·o·po·ro·sis

(ŏs′tē-ō-pə-rō′sĭs)

A condition in which the bones become porous and weak from loss of minerals, especially calcium.

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osteoporosis

the rarefaction of bone, resulting in abnormally porous and weak bony tissue.

See also: Body, Human, Bones

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osteoporosis

A group of diseases in which the resorption of bone outpaces the deposit of bone. Bones become lighter and more porous, making them susceptible to fracture.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

osteoporosis - abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition dowager's hump - abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

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Translations

osteoporóza

Osteoporose

οστεοπόρωση

osteoporosis

luukatoosteoporoosi

csontritkulás

osteoporosi

osteoporosis

[ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs] N → osteoporosis f inv

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osteoporosis

[ˌɒstiəʊpəˈrəʊsɪs] n → ostéoporose f

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os·te·o·po·ro·sis

n. osteoporosis, pérdida en la densidad del hueso.

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osteoporosis

n osteoporosis f

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