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Definitions of osteoporosis in various dictionaries:
noun - abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium
OSTEOPOROSIS - Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the...
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| Brittle bones condition |
| Bone deficiency |
| Oops, Tories so affected by bodily weakness! |
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| Mar 4 2019 The Guardian - Quiptic crossword |
| Aug 13 2018 The Times - Concise |
| Jun 13 2009 The Times - Concise |
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| While this disease of loss of bone tissue mass occurs in men, it's much more common in women |
| 12-letter disease causing the bones of older women to become abnormally fragile |
| (Dr. Oz presents the clue.) Bones regenerate themselves every seven years, but after age 35, your bones grow slower & become less dense, which can lead to this condition, a thinning of bones |
| Corticosteroids are associated with this condition characterized by reduced bone mass |
| The name of this disorder in which the bones become porous comes from the Greek for "bone" & "passage" |
| More than 300,000 hip fractures annually can be attributed to this porous bone disease |
| A condition commonly called Dowager's Hump is part of the bone-thinning effects of this disease |
| In 1995 the FDA approved Fosamax, a drug to treat this bone-thinning disease |
| Former Texas governor Ann Richards still campaigns, but now it's against this debilitating bone disease |
| A DEXA scan measures bone density to screen for this disorder in which bones become porous & brittle |
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| A disease in which the bones become extremely porous, are subject to fracture, and heal slowly, occurring especially in women following menopause and often leading to curvature of the spine from vertebral collapse. |
| a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. |
| abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium most common in postmenopausal women |
| a disease that causes the bones to become weaker and easily broken: |
| a medical condition that causes the bones to weaken and become easy to break |
| Osteoporosis description |
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| Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone. It is the most common reason for a broken bone among the elderly. Bones that commonly break include the vertebrae in the spine, the bones of the forearm, and the hip. Until a broken bone occurs there are typically no symptoms. Bones may weaken to such a degree that a break may occur with minor stress or spontaneously. Chronic pain and a decreased ability to carry out normal activities may occur following a broken bone.Osteoporosis may be due to lower than normal maximum bone mass and greater than normal bone loss. Bone loss increases after menopause due to lower levels of estrogen. Osteoporosis may also occur due to a number of diseases or treatments including alcoholism, anorexia, hyperthyroidism, kidney disease, and surgical removal of the ovaries. Certain medications increase the rate of bone loss including some antiseizure medications, chemotherapy, proton pump inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and glucocorticosteroids. Smoking and too little exercise are also risk factors. Osteoporosis is defined as a bone density of 2.5 standard deviations below that of a young adult. This is typically measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.Prevention of osteoporosis includes a proper diet during childhood and efforts to avoid medications that increase the rate of bone loss. Efforts to prevent broken bones in those with osteoporosis include a good diet, exercise, and fall prevention. Lifestyle changes such as stopping smoking and not drinking alcohol may help. Biphosphonate medications are useful in those with previous broken bones due to osteoporosis. In those with osteoporosis but no previous broken bones they are less effective. A number of other medications may also be useful.Osteoporosis becomes more common with age. About 15% of white people in their 50s and 70% of those over 80 are affected. It is more common in women than men. In the developed world, depending on the method of diagnosis, 2% to 8% of males and 9% to 38% of females are affected. Rates of disease in the developing world are unclear. About 22 million women and 5.5 million men in the European Union had osteoporosis in 2010. In the United States in 2010, about eight million women and one to two million men had osteoporosis. White and Asian people are at greater risk. The word osteoporosis is from the Greek terms for "porous bones". |