Synonyms for osteoporosis
ˌɒs ti oʊ pəˈroʊ sɪsos·teo·poro·sis

Princeton's WordNet

1. osteoporosisnoun

   abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

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1. • Pathology

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.0 / 4 votes

1. osteoporosis

   Synonyms:
   Brittle bones

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1. Umberto Volta:

   A high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.

2. Jennifer Garrison:

   When the ovaries stop working due to menopause, they stop making a cocktail of hormones important for general health, even in healthy women, it dramatically increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, cognitive decline, insomnia, osteoporosis, weight gain, arthritis -- those are medically established facts.

3. Gustavo Duque:

   Ceasing osteoporosis treatment has demonstrated to increase the risk of fractures, unfortunately we see that situation every day.

4. Paola Boffetta:

   There is very strong evidence that being active is beneficial throughout life not only for cardiovascular disease but for a very large number of chronic diseases and for osteoporosis and fractures.

5. Umberto Volta:

   The most striking change in clinical presentation of celiac disease over time has been the decrease of diarrhea as the leading symptom and the progressive increase of other non-classical gastrointestinal symptoms (such as constipation, bloating and alternate bowel habits as well as gastro-esophageal reflux, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia), a high proportion of celiac disease patients did not show any gastrointestinal symptom, but they displayed extra-intestinal manifestations such as iron-deficiency anemia, unexplained osteoporosis, abnormalities of liver-function tests and recurrent miscarriages.