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Definition of osteoporosis noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

osteoporosis

noun

NAmE//ˌɑstioʊpəˈroʊsəs//

(also brittle bone disease) [uncountable] (medical)

a condition in which the bones become weak and are easily broken, usually when people get older or because they do not eat enough of certain substances

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