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osteopenia

Definition of osteopenia

noun

[mass noun]
  • a medical condition in which the protein and mineral content of bone tissue is reduced, but less severely than in osteoporosis.

Origin:

1960s: from osteo- and Greek penia 'poverty'

osteopenia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of osteopenia in the US English dictionary