osteoporosis
A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones…A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
» Figs decrease the risk of osteoporosis.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
Osteoporose
остеопоро́зosteoporóz
- abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Examples
30 sentencesFigs decrease the risk of osteoporosis.
With osteoporosis, there isn't much calcium in the bones.
Studies have shown that regular sun exposure can reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
I suffer from osteoporosis.
He suffers from osteoporosis.
ruОн страдает от остеопороза. — Balamax
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek πώρωσις (pṓrōsis, “petrificatioFrom Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek πώρωσις (pṓrōsis, “petrification, callousness”), from Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros, “tuff, a porous type of rock”). By surface analysis, osteo- + pore + -osis.
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Forms
plural: osteoporoses| Singular | osteoporosis |
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Word family
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