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OSTEOPOROSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("osteoporosis" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "osteoporosis"):
dowager's hump (abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women)
Context examples:
A pathologic bone fracture due to osteoporosis.
(Osteoporotic Fracture, NCI Thesaurus)
For decades, scientists studying osteoporosis have used X-ray imaging to analyze the structure of bones and pinpoint strong and weak spots.
(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)
Osteopenia is a less severe form of bone loss than osteoporosis.
(Osteopenia, NCI Dictionary)
Compared to unfractionated heparins, the use of bemiparin is associated with lower incidences of major bleeding, osteoporosis, and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
(Bemiparin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
A substance being studied in the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer.
(Arzoxifene hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)
A substance used to study the turnover of bone tissue in certain diseases, such as osteoporosis or cancer that has spread to the bone.
(calcium-46 (46Ca) chloride aqueous solution, NCI Dictionary)
This includes whether you are at risk for heart disease, osteoporosis, or breast cancer.
(Menopause, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)
Mutations in this gene are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and idiopathic osteoporosis.
(Collagen I (Alpha 1), NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
It includes the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, and osteoporosis.
(COL1A1 Associated Connective Tissue Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
If untreated, the clinical course may progress to malnutrition, anemia, osteoporosis and an increased risk of intestinal malignancies.
(Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
