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MeSH Heading: Osteoporosis
Tree Number(s): C05.116.198.579; C18.452.104.579
Unique ID: D010024
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010024
Annotation: related to aging: note X refs; age-related osteoporosis in men goes here; age-related osteoporosis in women is probably OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Age-Related Osteoporosis; Bone Loss, Age-Related; Osteoporosis, Age-Related; Osteoporosis, Involutional; Osteoporosis, Post-Traumatic; Osteoporosis, Senile; Senile Osteoporosis
NLM Classification #: WE 250
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/24

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veterinary (VE)

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