osteoporotic

[ os-tee-oh-puh-rot-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
2. affected with osteoporosis; having increasingly porous or brittle bones owing to loss of calcium and other mineral components.

Word History and Origins

Origin of osteoporotic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; osteoporo(sis) + -tic

Example Sentences

More than one in three women and one in five men will sustain one or more osteoporotic fractures in their lifetime.

From BBC

"This is an exciting development that has potential to improve treatment options in a condition that is common among older people. PMR is the most common reason for long-term steroid prescriptions. Any effective medication that can spare the use of steroids should have great impact on reducing the serious side effects of such steroids which can include diabetes, osteoporotic fractures and infections."

From Science Daily

Even a short history of cigarette use during the prime period for bone growth and ossification—adolescence and early adulthood—was correlated with a significant increase in the risk of osteoporotic fractures during late adulthood.

From Scientific American

Some research has also found that greater soy intake is associated with a lower risk of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women.

From Seattle Times

Worldwide, one out of three women over age 50 and one out of five older men will develop an osteoporotic fracture—a hip, a wrist, a vertebra or two.

From Scientific American