loading...| Preferred Name | Osteoporosis | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Osteoporosis |
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A condition of reduced bone mass, with decreased cortical thickness and a decrease in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but normal chemical composition), resulting in increased fracture incidence. Osteoporosis is classified as primary (Type 1, postmenopausal osteoporosis; Type 2, age-associated osteoporosis; and idiopathic, which can affect juveniles, premenopausal women, and middle-aged men) and secondary osteoporosis (which results from an identifiable cause of bone mass loss). |
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A condition of reduced bone mass, with decreased cortical thickness and a decrease in the number and size of the trabeculae of cancellous bone (but normal chemical composition), resulting in increased fracture incidence. Osteoporosis is classified as primary (Type 1, postmenopausal osteoporosis; Type 2, age-associated osteoporosis; and idiopathic, which can affect juveniles, premenopausal women, and middle-aged men) and secondary osteoporosis (which results from an identifiable cause of bone mass loss). |
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Osteoporosis |
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Thesaurus:Osteoporosis |
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Osteoporosis |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Metabolic_Bone_Disorder |