OSTEOPOROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does osteoporosis mean? 

• OSTEOPOROSIS (noun)
  The noun OSTEOPOROSIS has 1 sense:

1. abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

  Familiarity information: OSTEOPOROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OSTEOPOROSIS (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 

It can show: • Whether you have osteoporosis, a disease that makes your bones weak • Your risk for breaking bones • Your response to osteoporosis treatment

(Bone Density, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

It is also used to study the turnover of bone tissue and to diagnose other conditions that affect the bones, such as osteoporosis.

(calcium-41 (41Ca) chloride aqueous solution, NCI Dictionary)

It is used to prevent and treat osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density).

(Calcium gluconate, NCI Dictionary)

BMD measurements are used to diagnose osteoporosis (a condition marked by decreased bone mass), to see how well osteoporosis treatments are working, and to predict how likely the bones are to break.

(BMD, NCI Dictionary)

Older women need plenty of calcium to prevent osteoporosis.

(Calcium, NIH: National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements)

Bone mass measurements are used to diagnose osteoporosis (a condition marked by decreased bone mass), to see how well osteoporosis treatments are working, and to predict how likely the bones are to break.

(Bone mass, NCI Dictionary)

A form of the mineral calcium that is used to prevent or treat osteoporosis (a decrease in bone mass and density) and to treat heartburn and upset stomach.

(Calcium carbonate, NCI Dictionary)

Studies show that a good diet in your later years reduces your risk of osteoporosis, high blood pressure, heart diseases and certain cancers.

(Nutrition for Seniors, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

The necrosis (death) of bone tissue caused by treatment with a bisphosphonate (a drug or substance used to treat osteoporosis, bone pain caused by some types of cancer, and high blood calcium).

(Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis, NCI Dictionary)

As many as half of all women and a quarter of men older than 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis.

(Osteoporosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)