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osteoporosis definition

osteo·po·ro·sis (-pə rō′sis)

noun

a bone disorder characterized by a reduction in bone density accompanied by increasing porosity and brittleness, found chiefly in women who have passed menopause

Etymology: ModL < osteo- + porosis, a porous condition < L porus, a pore + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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