noun

osteoporosis

osteoporosis

Calcium can help prevent osteoporosis.

Calcium can help prevent osteoporosis.

She was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis.

She was diagnosed with severe osteoporosis.

((noun)) a medical condition where bones become weak and brittle. Calcium can help prevent osteoporosis.

Synonyms: bone density loss

From Greek 'osteon' (bone) + 'poros' (pore, passage) + '-osis' (condition). It means 'condition of porous bones'.

Think 'osteo' (bone) + 'porous' (full of holes). Imagine bones becoming like a porous sponge.

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