osteoporosis
The origin and history of osteoporosis.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek osteon ("bone") plus porosis ("becoming porous"), itself from poros, a term for porous rock — literally "porous bone condition."
The origin and history of osteoporosis.
From Ancient Greek osteon ("bone") plus porosis ("becoming porous"), itself from poros, a term for porous rock — literally "porous bone condition."
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