Osteoporosis & Osteopenia: Medications. Medications specifically for the treatment of fragile bones were introduced in the mid-1990s. Prior to this, estrogen replacement therapy was the only viable option for prevention and treatment. Due to concerns regarding estrogen replacement safety, these medications have become even more important.
verb (used with object), expiated, expiating. 1. to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes. Origin of expiate. Latin. 1585-1595. 1585-95; < Latin expiÄtus (past participle of expiÄre to atone for, make good), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + piÄ(re) to propitiate (see pious) + -tus past participle suffix.
Exacerbate is now the more common choice of these two words when one seeks to indicate that something is becoming increasingly bitter, violent, or unpleasant. It comes in part from the Latin word acer, meaning âsharp,â whereas exasperate is from asper, the Latin word for ârough.â