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单词 osteoporosis
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
os•te•o•po•ro•sis /ˌɑstioʊpəˈroʊsɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya disorder in which the bones become increasingly brittle and break easily because of loss of calcium and other minerals.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
os•te•o•po•ro•sis  (os′tē ō pə rōsis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya disorder in which the bones become increasingly porous, brittle, and subject to fracture, owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components, sometimes resulting in pain, decreased height, and skeletal deformities: common in older persons, primarily postmenopausal women, but also associated with long-term steroid therapy and certain endocrine disorders.
  • osteo- + Greek pór(os) passage, pore2 + -osis 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
osteoporosis /ˌɒstɪəʊpɔːˈrəʊsɪs/ n
  1. porosity and brittleness of the bones due to loss of calcium from the bone matrix
Etymology: 19th Century: from osteo- + pore² + -osis

ˌosteopoˈrotic adj
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