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nounabnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal womentype of:
Definition that contains osteoporosis
- hyperparathyroidism excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis)
- hrt hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
- fosamax a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
- hypercalcinuria the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
- alendronate a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
- hormone replacement therapy hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
- kabolin an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- dowager's hump abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women
- hormone-replacement therapy hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
- hypercalciuria the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis