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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both. As a result, bones become weak and may break from a fall or, in serious cases, from sneezing or minor bumps. Osteoporosis means âporous bone.â Viewed under a microscope, healthy bone looks like a honeycomb.
Osteoarthritis. Definition. Osteoporosis is a bone disease. The word âosteoporosisâ literally means porous bones. It is a bone disorder characterized by decreased bone strength as a result of reduced bone quantity and quality.A person with osteoporosis has an increased risk of breaking a bone (fracturing) easily. Osteoporosis produces no pain or other symptoms unless a fracture has occurred. 2  Arthritis (arth = joint; itis = inflammation) is a disease of the joints and surrounding tissue. 3  Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common forms of arthritis.