osteoporotic

osteoporotic
/os'tee oh peuh rot"ik/, adj. Pathol.
1. of, pertaining to, or caused by osteoporosis.
2. suffering from osteoporosis.
[1905-10; OSTEOPORO(SIS) + -TIC]

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