osteoporosis

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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