Definition
A bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and increased fragility, making bones more susceptible to fractures. The bones become porous and weak due to loss of calcium and other minerals.
Etymology
From Greek 'osteon' meaning 'bone' + 'poros' meaning 'pore' or 'passage' + '-osis' meaning 'condition'. The term literally means 'porous bone condition.'
Kelly Says
Osteoporosis is like termites secretly eating away at your house's wooden frame! Your bones look normal from the outside, but inside they're becoming increasingly hollow and weak as calcium gets leached away, turning what should be solid support beams into fragile, honeycomb-like structures ready to snap under pressure.
Translations
ARالعربية
هشاشة العظام
hašāša alʿaḏām
BNবাংলা
অস্থি ক্ষয় রোগ
asthi kṣaẏa rōg
CSČeština
osteoporóza
ɔstɛopɔroːza
DADansk
osteoporose
ɔstɛɔˈpoʁoˀsɛ
DEDeutsch
Osteoporose
ɔstɛopɔˈʁoːzə
ELΕλληνικά
οστεοπόρωση
osteopɔˈrɔzɪ
ESEspañol
osteoporosis
osteopɔˈɾosis
FAفارسی
استئوپороз
astɛopɔˈrɔz
FISuomi
osteoporoosi
osteoporoosi
FRFrançais
ostéoporose
ɔsteɔpɔʁoz
HEעברית
אוסטאופורוזיס
ʾostɛopɔˈrɔzis
HIहिन्दी
अस्थि क्षय रोग
asthi kṣaya rōg
HUMagyar
csontritkulás
tʃontɾitkulaːʃ
IDBahasa Indonesia
osteoporosis
osteporosis
ITItaliano
osteoporosi
osteopɔˈrɔsi
KO한국어
골다공증
gol dagongjeung
MSBahasa Melayu
osteoporosis
osteporosis
NLNederlands
osteoporose
ɔstɛopɔˈroːzə
NONorsk
osteoporose
ɔstɛɔˈpɔrɔsə
PLPolski
osteoporoza
ɔstɛɔpɔˈrɔza
PTPortuguês
osteoporose
ɔstɛɔpɔˈɾozɨ
RORomână
osteoporoză
ɔstɛopɔˈrozə
RUРусский
остеопороз
ɐstʲɪɐˈporɐs
SVSvenska
osteoporos
ɔstɛɔˈpɔrɔs
SWKiswahili
uchochezi wa mifupa
uchochezi wa mifupa
TAதமிழ்
எலும்பு மிதவை
elumpu mitavai
TEతెలుగు
ఎముకల క్షీణత
emukala kṣīṇata
THไทย
โรคกระดูกพรุน
rōk kràdūk phrun
TLTL
osteoporosis
osteoporosis
TRTürkçe
osteoporoz
osteporoz
UKУкраїнська
остеопороз
ɔstɛɔˈporɔz
URاردو
ہڈیوں کی کمزوری
haḍiyoṁ kī kamzōrī
VITiếng Việt
loãng xương
lɔɑŋ xʊəŋ
ZH中文
骨质疏松症
gǔ zhì shū sōng zhèng