- osteopenia
- 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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Osteopenia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M85.8 ICD 9 733.90 DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
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osteopenia — f. fisiol. Disminución del tejido óseo causada por una reducción del ritmo de síntesis osteoide. Medical Dictionary. 2011. osteopenia … Diccionario médico
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Osteopenia — Mild thinning of the bone mass. Osteopenia represents a low bone mass, but not to the more severe extent of osteoporosis. Osteopenia results when the formation of bone (osteoid synthesis) is not sufficient to offset normal bone loss (bone lysis) … Medical dictionary
osteopenia — {{＃}}{{LM O47307}}{{〓}} {{［}}osteopenia{{］}} ‹os·te·o·pe·nia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Disminución de la masa ósea … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
osteopenia — noun The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis … Wiktionary
osteopenia — n. a degree of bone loss less severe than osteoporosis. See: T score … The new mediacal dictionary
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Spaceflight osteopenia — refers to the characteristic bone loss that occurs during spaceflight. Astronauts lose an average of more than 1% bone mass per month spent in space. There is concern that during long duration flights, excessive bone loss and the associated… … Wikipedia
