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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osteoporosis \Os`te*o*po*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr ? pore.]
(Med. & Physiol.)
An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually
porous.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
osteoporosis
n : abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous
bones; common in postmenopausal women
more about osteoporosis
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