Musculoskeletal
osteopenia
os-tee-oh-PEE-nee-uh
StatusNew
Definition
Lower than normal bone density
PathologyMusculoskeletal
Breakdown
Root
oste/o
bone
Suffix
-penia
deficiency
Etymology
Greek: oste/o (bone) + -penia (deficiency)
Practice
Related Terms
osteoporosis
os-tee-oh-por-OH-sis
Condition of porous, brittle bones due to loss of bone density
Musculoskeletaloste/o
osteomyelitis
os-tee-oh-my-eh-LY-tis
Infection and inflammation of bone and bone marrow
Musculoskeletaloste/o
osteotomy
os-tee-OT-oh-mee
Surgical cutting of bone
Musculoskeletaloste/o
thrombocytopenia
throm-boh-sy-toh-PEE-nee-uh
Deficiency of platelets in the blood
Cardiovascularthromb/o
osteochondritis
os-tee-oh-kon-DRY-tis
Inflammation of bone and cartilage
Musculoskeletaloste/o
osteosarcoma
os-tee-oh-sar-KOH-muh
Malignant bone tumor
Musculoskeletaloste/o