| | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Disease ID: | D010024 | DOID:11476 | | Disease Name: | Osteoporosis | osteoporosis | | Category: | MeSH | Disease Ontology | | Type: | Musculoskeletal Diseases//Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | disease of anatomical entity | | Define: | Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis. | A bone resorption disease characterized by decreased density of normally mineralized bone which results_in the thinning of bone tissue and decreased mechanical strength. | | Alias: | Age-Related Osteoporosis//Bone Loss, Age-Related//Osteoporosis, Age-Related//Osteoporosis, Involutional//Osteoporosis, Post-Traumatic//Osteoporosis, Senile//Senile Osteoporosis | N/A |
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