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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.
Definition. the surgical repair of a bone or bones (oste/o means bone, and-plasty means surgical repair). Term. osteoporotic hip fracture (oss-tee-oh-pah-ROT-ick). Definition. usually caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis and can occur either spontaneously or as the result of a fall.