osteoporotic
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- adjective
- /ˌɑːstɪəpəˈrɒtɪk/
- Specialized
- Osteoporotic fractures, causing significant morbidity and excess mortality, induce major economic burdens on the health care systems worldwide.
- osteoporotic fracture
- osteoporotic bone
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Watch on YouTubeLike they realize, like those women who realize they were osteoporotic, that they're in a dire state.
- Like they realize, like those women who realize they were osteoporotic, that they're in a dire state.
Examples
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After age 50, half of all women can be expected to suffer from an osteoporotic fracture at some time in their life (NOF).
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Currently, $17 billion per year is spent by the U.S. healthcare system on osteoporotic fractures.
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Still fewer studies have examined the relationship between childhood diet and the risk of osteoporotic fractures.
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Osteoporotic bone is thus more brittle and fragile than strong bone.
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Underweight is a documented risk factor for osteoporotic fractures.
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197 osteoporotic postmenopausal women were included in this randomized, open, controlled clinical trial.
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Even when normal menstrual cycles resume, bone loss is not completely reversible, thus increasing the risk of osteoporotic fractures later in life (NCAA, 1998c).
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Many osteoporotic individuals are at a higher risk of breaking bones from minor falls.
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Doctors recommend vitamin D and calcium supplements for osteoporotic patients to help strengthen their bones.
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Having an osteoporotic condition means you must be careful with physical activities to avoid fractures.
Antonyms
How Fragile
- Specialized
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Morphology
osteoporotic = osteoporosis (semi-transparent) = osteo + porosis + ic
A regular adjective formed from the noun 'osteoporosis' meaning 'relating to or affected by that condition'.
Etymology
Osteoporotic comes from the parts osteo- meaning 'bone' and poros meaning 'pore' or 'passage', and you can see the idea in the English word porous which means 'full of small holes'. So an osteoporotic bone is like a bone with many small holes, which makes it weak and easy to break.