Definition of osteopenia in English:
osteopenia
nounˌɒstɪəʊˈpiːnɪəˌästēōˈpēnēə
mass nounA medical condition in which the protein and mineral content of bone tissue is reduced, but less severely than in osteoporosis.
Example sentencesExamples
- Women with severe osteopenia or osteoporosis must be cautious when engaging in physical activity.
- Radiographs will show osteopenia only after there is 20% to 30% bone loss.
- Approximately 13 to 18 percent of women in the United States who are at least 50 years old have osteoporosis and an additional 37 to 50 percent have osteopenia.
- Over time, the inflammatory pain causes disuse of affected joints leading to generalized osteopenia of whole bones.
- The inability to maximize peak bone mass has significant implications for osteopenia and osteoporosis in adulthood, when bone resorption exceeds bone formation.
Origin
1960s: from osteo- and Greek penia 'poverty'.