osteoporosis
(noun) abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
osteoporosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteoporoses)
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
Source: Wiktionary
Os`te*o*po*ro"sis, n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr. pore.] (Med. & Physiol.)
Definition: An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
