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Definition of Osteoporosis
1. Noun. Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women.
Definition of Osteoporosis
1. n. An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.
Definition of Osteoporosis
1. Noun. (pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture. ¹
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Definition of Osteoporosis
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Medical Definition of Osteoporosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Osteoporosis
Literary usage of Osteoporosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Health United States 1995: The Annual National Report on Health by Kate Prager, Diane M. Makuc, Jacob J. Feldman (1998)
"The percent of women with osteoporosis in the hip increases dramatically with
each decade of life after age 50. Compared with women 50-59 years of age, ..."
2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Epidemiology of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures. Epidemiol Rev 1985;
7:178-208. 5. Melton LJ III. Epidemiology of fractures. In: Riggs BL. ..."
3. Text Book of Veterinary Medicine by James Law (1905)
"Both result in enlargement of the bone, but in rachitis this is determined largely
by deposition on the surface- while in osteoporosis it takes place by ..."
4. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"The frequency of osteoporosis in women over fifty is also estimated to be at
least 25 per cent (Kanis, 1994). Despite intensive research little progress has ..."
5. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedi (1993)
"osteoporosis develops silently over a period of many years. Gradually and without
discomfort, the bones thin out until some of them break, causing pain and ..."
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