Osteoporosis

What do we mean by osteoporosis?

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

Morbid absorption of bone proceeding from the Haversian canals, so that it becomes abnormally porous. noun

An absorption of bone so that the bone tissue becomes unusually porous. It occurs especially in elderly men and postmenopausal women, and predisposes the elderly to fractures of the bones. noun

A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture. noun

Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women noun

A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

Words that are spelled similarly to osteoporosis:
osteoporosis, osteoporoses, osteopetrosis, osteoporotic.

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Adjectives that are often used to describe osteoporosis:
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Words that sound like osteoporosis:
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