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

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  1. n. abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
  2. An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusually porous.
  3. An absorption of bone so that the tissue becomes unusuallyporous.
  4. n:100 n. abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women