英语词汇“osteoporosis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Osteoporosis is a condition, most common in elderly women, of fragile, porous bones. Osteoporosis is the culprit behind many fractured bones and curved spines.

The word osteoporosis should have you running for a glass of milk. When you see the root osteo, you know that the word relates to “bone." The suffix osis tells you the word is probably a “condition.” The Greek root poro is pretty much the same as its English ancestor: it means “porous” or “passage.” So osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones are porous, or weak. Sufficient amounts of calcium can help prevent osteoporosis. Got milk?

WORD FAMILY

osteoporosis

USAGE EXAMPLES

Osteoporosis affects more than three million people in Britain alone, and the estimated costs of fractures reaches billions of pounds a year.

The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016)

But anastrozole can make bones weaker and so it is not recommended for women with osteoporosis.

BBC(Nov 29, 2016)

Dr. Boyle’s team also evaluates and treats patients for osteoporosis and provides education on nutrition, falls prevention and exercise programs.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 07, 2016)

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

Hypo|Hyper

dowager's hump

abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

pathology

any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

单词	osteoporosis
释义	osteoporosis (once / 19699 pages) n Osteoporosis is a condition, most common in elderly women, of fragile, porous bones. Osteoporosis is the culprit behind many fractured bones and curved spines. The word osteoporosis should have you running for a glass of milk. When you see the root osteo, you know that the word relates to “bone." The suffix osis tells you the word is probably a “condition.” The Greek root poro is pretty much the same as its English ancestor: it means “porous” or “passage.” So osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones are porous, or weak. Sufficient amounts of calcium can help prevent osteoporosis. Got milk? WORD FAMILY osteoporosis USAGE EXAMPLES Osteoporosis affects more than three million people in Britain alone, and the estimated costs of fractures reaches billions of pounds a year. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) But anastrozole can make bones weaker and so it is not recommended for women with osteoporosis. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) Dr. Boyle’s team also evaluates and treats patients for osteoporosis and provides education on nutrition, falls prevention and exercise programs. Wall Street Journal(Nov 07, 2016) n abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women Hypo\|Hyper dowager's hump abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women pathology any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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