Osteoporosis

Noun CEFR C1

ˌɒstiəʊpəˈɹəʊsɪs

Definitions

A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolosteoporosis

Françaisostéoporose

DeutschKnochenentkalkung Knochenschwund Osteoporose

16 more languages

العربيةنخر العظام هَشَاشَةُ العِظَام

Češtinaosteoporóza

Ελληνικάοστεοπόρωση

فارسیپوکی استخوان

Suomiluukato osteoporoosi

Gaeilgeoistéapóróis

Italianoosteoporosi

日本語骨粗鬆症

한국어골다공증

Nederlandsbotontkalking osteoporose

Polskiosteoporoza

Portuguêsosteoporose

Русскийостеопороз

Svenskabenskörhet osteoporos

Türkçekemik erimesi osteoporoz

Tiếng Việtloãng xương

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

osteoporosity osteoprecursor osteoproduction osteoprogenitor osteoproliferation osteoprotection

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