osteoporotic
Having porous bones
Osteoporotic describes bones or patients affected by osteoporosis—a condition where bones become porous, brittle, and prone to fracture.
The term appears in medical contexts: osteoporotic fractures, an osteoporotic spine.
A person with the condition may be described as osteoporotic: The osteoporotic patient required careful monitoring.
After menstruation ends permanently
- elderlyAdvanced in age
- womenFemale adults collectively
- agingGrowing older over time
- menopauseEnd of fertility
senior · geriatric · Caucasian · Asian · sedentary · smokers
Bone-synthesizing cells
- resorptionBody reclaiming its tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- collagenStructural body protein
trabecular · cortical · parathyroid · hormonal · cellular · microarchitecture · matrix · turnover
Ease of breaking
- brittleLiable to shatter
- microfracturesMinute structural breaks
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
Evaluative selection process
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- imagingProducing visual representations
- trabecularHaving internal latticework
- corticalOf an outer layer
Manufactured medicinal compound
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
postmenopausal
After menstruation ends permanently
menopause · senior · geriatric · Caucasian · Asian · sedentary · smokers
osteoblasts
Bone-synthesizing cells
- resorptionBody reclaiming its tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
collagen · trabecular · cortical · parathyroid · hormonal · cellular · microarchitecture · matrix · turnover
fragility
Ease of breaking
- brittleLiable to shatter
- microfracturesMinute structural breaks
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
screening
Evaluative selection process
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- imagingProducing visual representations
- trabecularHaving internal latticework
pharmaceutical
Manufactured medicinal compound
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
osteoporoticrobust
Strong and durable
sturdy · calcified · mineralized · resilient
porous, porosity, osteoporosis, osteopath, osteology, osteopathy, osteocyte, osteoclasts, osteopaths