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osteoporosis

os·teo·po·rosis

UK/ˌɒstiəʊpəˈɹəʊsɪs/ US/ˌɔstiˌɑpɜrˈoʊsɪs/ rare

noun

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Origin

From Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”) + Ancient Greek πώρωσις (pṓrōsis, “petrification, callousness”), from Ancient Greek πῶρος (pôros, “tuff, a porous type of rock”). By surface analysis, osteo- + pore + -osis.

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