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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPorosis
/pəˈroʊ.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A medical condition characterized by the loss of bone density, leading to increased fragility and risk of fractures.
"The patient was diagnosed with porosis after a series of bone density tests." - 2
A condition in which there is an abnormal increase in the porosity of a tissue or organ.
"Porosis can affect various tissues, leading to complications in their function."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'porosis' originates from the Greek word 'poros', meaning 'passage' or 'pore', which evolved in medical terminology to describe conditions characterized by porousness or loss of density in bones, particularly in the context of osteoporosis, a condition that became more recognized in the 20th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Porosis" is said worldwide
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porose
Transliteration: poroz
"Le patient a été diagnostiqué avec une porose après des tests de densité osseuse."
Porose
Transliteration: poroze
"Der Patient wurde nach einer Reihe von Knochendichtetests mit Porose diagnostiziert."
porosi
Transliteration: porosi
"Il paziente è stato diagnosticato con porosi dopo una serie di test sulla densità ossea."
porosis
Transliteration: porosis
"El paciente fue diagnosticado con porosis tras una serie de pruebas de densidad ósea."
porose
Transliteration: poroz
"O paciente foi diagnosticado com porose após uma série de testes de densidade óssea."
पोरोसिस
Transliteration: porosis
"रोगी को हड्डी की घनत्व परीक्षणों के बाद पोरोसिस का निदान किया गया।"
骨质疏松
Transliteration: gǔzhì shūsōng
"患者在一系列骨密度测试后被诊断为骨质疏松。"
골다공증
Transliteration: goldagongjeung
"환자는 일련의 골밀도 검사 후 골다공증 진단을 받았습니다."
骨粗鬆症
Transliteration: kotsusoshō
"患者は一連の骨密度検査の後、骨粗鬆症と診断されました。"
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