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What is the disorder in which bones are porous and thin but bone composition is normal?
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osteoporosis
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A bone disorder found most often in the aged and resulting in the bones becoming porous and light?
osteoporosisosteoporosis
What is the root word of porous?
bones
What does Having porous bones mean?
While the word porous isn't generally used in medical terminology, -porotic is the medical terminology combining form meaning porous. For instance, osteoporotic means a condition of more porous bones.
What is the composition of the skeleton?
Bones.
The porous bone found in the ends of long bones is called?
epiphyses
Why are spongy bones spongy?
Spongy bones are not literally spongy. These bones are just extremely porous giving the appearance of looking like spongy material.
What is a condition resulting from a calcium deficiency which is characterized by porous brittle bones?
ostoperosis
What is the composition of human bones?
calcium,
What is the disease in which the bones become less dense?
Oseteoporosis. "Osteo" is the root word meaning "bones", and the "porous" part indicates that the bones aren't as solid as they should be.
Why are bones so lihgt?
Hollow light weight bones means less weight, which results in a bird using less energy to fly and making it easier for the bird to take off from the ground.
What is osteroporosis?
Condition caused by calcium deficiency; bones become porous, weak, and fragile.
How do you spell osteoparosis?
The correct spelling is "osteoporosis" (condition leaving bones porous and brittle).
