osteoporosis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek πώρωσις (pṓrōsis, “petrification, callousness”), from Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros, “tuff, a porous type of rock”). By surface analysis, osteo- + pore + -osis.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| osteoporoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
osteoporotic · antiosteoporosis
Translations (33)
ca osteoporosi (bone disease) · tr osteoporoz (bone disease) · af osteoporose (bone disease) · cmn 骨質疏鬆 /骨质疏松 (bone disease) · cs osteoporóza (bone disease) · fa پوکی استخوان (bone disease) · vi chứng loãng xương (bone disease) · mn ясны сийрэгжилт (bone disease) · ja 骨粗鬆症 (bone disease) · is beinþynning (bone disease) · mn ᠶᠠᠰᠤᠨ ᠦ ᠰᠡᠢᠢᠷᠡᠭᠵᠢᠯᠲᠠ (bone disease) · fi osteoporoosi (bone disease) · fi luukato (bone disease) · sv osteoporos (bone disease) · nl botontkalking (bone disease) · sv urkalkning (bone disease) · sv benskörhet (bone disease) · pt osteoporose (bone disease) · fr ostéoporose (bone disease) · ru остеопоро́з (bone disease) · ko 골다공증 (bone disease) · ga oistéapóróis (bone disease) · it osteoporosi (bone disease) · pl osteoporoza (bone disease) · el οστεοπόρωση (bone disease) · nl osteoporose (bone disease) · ar هَشَاشَةُ العِظَام (bone disease) · es osteoporosis (bone disease) · mi mate wheua pōareare (bone disease) · mn яс сийрэгжих (bone disease) · mn ᠶᠠᠰᠦ ᠰᠡᠢ᠌ᠢᠷᠡᠭᠵᠢᠬᠦ (bone disease) · tr kemik erimesi (bone disease) · de Osteoporose (bone disease)