| Disease Ontology | MeSH |
Disease ID: | DOID:11476 | D010024 |
Disease Name: | osteoporosis | Osteoporosis |
Category: | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
Type: | | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Define: | A bone resorption disease characterized by decreased density of normally mineralized bone which results_in the thinning of bone tissue and decreased mechanical strength. | Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. Primary osteoporosis can be of two major types: postmenopausal osteoporosis (OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL) and age-related or senile osteoporosis. |
Alias: | | Osteoporosis//Osteoporoses//Osteoporosis, Post-Traumatic//Osteoporosis, Post Traumatic//Post-Traumatic Osteoporoses//Post-Traumatic Osteoporosis//Osteoporosis, Senile//Osteoporoses, Senile//Senile Osteoporoses//Osteoporosis, Involutional//Senile Osteoporosis//Osteoporosis, Age-Related//Osteoporosis, Age Related//Bone Loss, Age-Related//Age-Related Bone Loss//Age-Related Bone Losses//Bone Loss, Age Related//Bone Losses, Age-Related//Age-Related Osteoporosis//Age Related Osteoporosis//Age-Related Osteoporoses//Osteoporoses, Age-Related |
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