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osteoporosis

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun osteoporosis has 1 sense

osteoporosis(n = noun.state) - abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women;

has particulars: dowager's hump

CIDE DICTIONARY

osteoporosis, n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr. po`ros pore.].

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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

osteoporosis, n. a condition of brittle and fragile bones caused by loss of bony tissue, esp. as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D.

Etymology

OSTEO- + Gk poros passage, pore

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