osteoporosis
os·te·o·po·ro·sis
noun \ˌäs-tē-ō-pə-ˈrō-səs\ plural os·te·o·po·ro·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of OSTEOPOROSIS
: a condition that affects especially older women and is characterized by decrease in bone mass with decreased density and enlargement of bone spaces producing porosity and fragility
— os·te·o·po·rot·ic \-ˈrä-tik\ adjective
See Origin of OSTEOPOROSIS
New Latin, from oste- + porosis rarefaction, from porus pore + -osis
First Known Use: 1846
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