osteoporosis
a disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
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How to use osteoporosis in a sentence
Exercise can help increase bone density when you’re younger and stave off osteoporosis, a disease that weakens bone and increases the risk of breaks as you age.
Almost half of all adults 50 and older are at risk of breaking a bone due to osteoporosis, which costs the health system $19 billion annually, according to the National osteoporosis Foundation.
osteoporosis becomes more prevalent as people age, with nearly 27 percent of women and 6 percent of men 65 and older having osteoporosis.
The Big Number: 14.1 million Americans 50 and older suffer osteoporosis | Linda Searing | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostSuch studies could help researchers better understand how activity levels in childhood might relate to when and how osteoporosis plays out in adults.
Strongest bones come from Goldilocks recipe of exercise and rest | Lindsey Konkel | December 18, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIn the growing movement of health-conscious consumers, bone broth is hailed as a mineral source that can help combat osteoporosis.
Bone broth will sustain you at home and in the wild. Here’s how to make it. | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | October 5, 2020 | Popular-Science
The results were awful: marked osteoporosis in the spine, hip, and femur.
If not, they risk facing complications including osteoporosis, thyroid disease and cancer.
The most severe side effect some users experience from heroin maintenance is osteoporosis after long-term use.
Legal, Regulated Heroin Could Have Saved Philip Seymour Hoffman | Valerie Vande Panne | February 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is probable that if this work is confirmed a somewhat similar causative factor will be discovered for osteoporosis.
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British Dictionary definitions for osteoporosis
/ (ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs) /
porosity and brittleness of the bones due to loss of calcium from the bone matrix
Origin of osteoporosis
1Derived forms of osteoporosis
- osteoporotic, adjective
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Scientific definitions for osteoporosis
[ ŏs′tē-ō-pə-rō′sĭs ]
A bone disease characterized by decrease in bone mass and density, resulting in a predisposition to fractures and bone deformities such as the collapse of one or more vertebrae. It occurs most commonly in women after menopause as a result of estrogen deficiency. Calcium supplementation and weight-bearing exercise are used to treat and prevent osteoporosis.
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Cultural definitions for osteoporosis
[ (os-tee-oh-puh-roh-sis) ]
A softening of the bones that gradually increases and makes them more fragile. It is caused by the gradual loss of the mineral calcium, which helps make bones hard. Osteoporosis occurs most often in elderly women.
Notes for osteoporosis
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