OSTEOPOROSIS

osteoporosis

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

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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.

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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

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4 May 2024

(noun) a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands

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