Look up: osteopenia

1. osteopenia
   any condition presenting less bone than normal
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2. Osteopenia
   Osteopenia: Mild thinning of the bone mass, but not as severe as osteoporosis. Osteopenia results when the formation of bone (osteoid synthesis) is not enough to offset normal bone loss (bone lysis). Osteopenia is generally considered the first step along the road to osteoporosis, a serious conditio...
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3. osteopenia
   1. Decreased calcification or density of bone; a descriptive term applicable to all skeletal systems in which such a condition is noted; carries no implication about causality. ... 2. Reduced bone mass due to inadequate osteoid synthesis. ... Origin: osteo-+ G. Penia, poverty ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. osteopenia
   (os″te-o-pe´ne-ә) reduced bone mass due to a decrease in the rate of osteoid synthesis to a level insufficient to compensate normal bone lysis. The term is also used to refer to any decrease in bone mass below the normal. adj., osteopen´ic., adj.
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5. osteopenia
   (from the article `bone disease`) ...metabolic abnormalities are classified with regard to the amount and composition of the bone tissue. When the amount of bone is lower or higher ...
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6. osteopenia
   osteopenia 1. Decreased calcification or density of bone; a descriptive term applicable to all skeletal systems in which such a condition is noted; it carries no implication about causality. 2. Reduced bone mass due to inadequate osteoid synthesis.
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7. osteopenia
   Type: Term Pronunciation: os′tē-ō-pē′nē-ă Definitions: 1. Decreased calcification or density of bone; a descriptive term applicable to all skeletal systems in which such a condition is noted; carries no implication about causality. 2. Reduced bone mass due to inadequate osteoid synthesis.
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8. OSTEOPENIA
   Loss of bone calcium.
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9. Osteopenia
   Reduced bone mass due to a decrease in the rate of osteoid (bone) synthesis or production to a level insufficient to compensate for normal bone lysis (destruction). The term is also used to refer to any decrease in bone mass below normal. (Osteopenia T-score = -1 to -2.5)
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10. Osteopenia
    Reduced bone mass due to a decrease in the rate of osteoid (bone) synthesis or production to a level insufficient to compensate for normal bone lysis (destruction). The term is also used to refer to any decrease in bone mass below normal. (Osteopenia T-score = -1 to -2.5)
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11. osteopenia
    A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal bone mass or bone mineral density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain amount of bone). Osteopenia is a less severe form of bone loss than osteoporosis.
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12. Osteopenia
    | ICDO = | Image = | Caption = | OMIM = | OMIM_mult = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | DiseasesDB = 29870 | MeshID = D001851 | --> `Osteopenia` is a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal. It is considered by many doctors to be a precursor to osteoporosis. ...
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