Musculoskeletal
osteoporosis
os-tee-oh-por-OH-sis
StatusNew
Definition
Condition of porous, brittle bones due to loss of bone density
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Root
oste/o
bone
Suffix
-osis
abnormal condition
Etymology
Greek: oste/o (bone) + por/o (pore) + -osis (condition)
Practice
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throm-BOH-sis
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os-tee-oh-my-eh-LY-tis
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osteotomy
os-tee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical cutting of bone
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kyphosis
ky-FOH-sis
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lordosis
lor-DOH-sis
Abnormal inward curvature of the lower spine; swayback
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scoliosis
skoh-lee-OH-sis
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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