Osteoporosis
Pronunciation : Os`te*o*po*ro"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.
[NL.; osteo- + Gr. pore.] (Med. & Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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