osteoporosis

Noun
  1. Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium;
    Most common in postmenopausal women (synset 114233836)
    is a type of: pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
    subtypes: dowager's hump - abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

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