osteoporosis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, bone) + Ancient Greek πώρωσις (pṓrōsis, petrification, callousness), from Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros, tuff, a porous type of rock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɒstiəʊpəˈɹəʊsɪs/
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Noun

osteoporosis (countable and uncountable, plural osteoporoses)

  1. (pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /osteopoˈɾosis/ [os.t̪e.o.poˈɾo.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: os‧te‧o‧po‧ro‧sis

Noun

osteoporosis f (plural osteoporosis)

  1. osteoporosis

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