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osteoporosis Definition

osteo·po·ro·sis (-pə rōsis)

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

osteoporosis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • diagnose: Broadly, two approaches are employed to diagnose osteoporosis.
  • prevent: Its calcium content may also help to prevent osteoporosis.
  • induce: They also appear to be efficacious at preventing or treating corticosteroid induced osteoporosis at the femoral neck i.
  • treat: The annual cost to the NHS of treating osteoporosis is estimated at £ 1.7 billion.
  • reverse: A further way to prevent and even reverse osteoporosis is with a new product called Reosto.
  • detect: For example, normal x-rays can only detect osteoporosis ( weakened bones ) when around one-third of the bone mass has already gone.

Converse of subject

affect: In Barking, Dagenham and Havering, based on national prevalence studies, there are about 23,000 people affected by osteoporosis.

Adjective modifier

  • glucocorticoid-induced: Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
  • corticosteroid-induced: Vitamin D plus calcium is more effective than no therapy or calcium alone in corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis.
  • postmenopausal: We hope to identify mechanisms through which postmenopausal osteoporosis can be reversed in these women.
  • post-menopausal: For a given bone mineral density, the risk of fracture in steroid-induced osteoporosis is twice as high as in post-menopausal osteoporosis.
  • steroid-induced: The efficacy of calcitonin for fracture prevention in steroid-induced osteoporosis remains to be established.
  • juvenile: No published reports were found on idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis ) 7k.

Modifies a noun

  • prevention: The role of HRT in osteoporosis prevention was considered in more detail later in the conference.
  • screening: To start with, the patient health services packages will offer customers cholesterol testing, health diagnostic testing, allergy and osteoporosis screening.
  • treatment: A study has already established that patients prefer monthly to weekly osteoporosis treatments.
  • therapy: At present we are witnessing a significant change in the osteoporosis therapy market.

Noun used with modifier

  • bone: Lack of vitamin D makes development of the bone disease osteoporosis more likely.
  • disease: Lack of vitamin D makes development of the bone disease osteoporosis more likely.

Preposition: in

woman: The incidence of osteoporosis in women is far greater than that seen in men.

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