osteoporosis (redirected from osteoporotic)

os·te·o·po·ro·sis  (st--p-rss)

n. pl. os·te·o·po·ro·ses (-sz)

A disease in which the bones become extremely porous, are subject to fracture, and heal slowly, occurring especially in women following menopause and often leading to curvature of the spine from vertebral collapse.

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

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oste·o·po·rotic (-rtk) adj.

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osteoporosis [ost-ee-oh-pore-oh-siss]

Noun

brittleness of the bones, caused by lack of calcium [Greek osteon bone + poros passage]

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osteoporosis  (st--p-rss)

A bone disease characterized by decrease in bone mass and density, resulting in a predisposition to fractures and bone deformities such as the collapse of one or more vertebrae. It occurs most commonly in women after menopause as a result of estrogen deficiency. Calcium supplementation and weight-bearing exercise are used to treat and prevent osteoporosis.

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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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Noun

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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