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bone density

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A measure of the amount of mineral in bones, used to estimate the risk of osteoporosis or fractures owing to bone loss.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 骨質密度 /骨质密度 (gǔzhì mìdù) — bone mineral density
  • Chinese Mandarin: 骨密度 (gǔmìdù) — bone mineral density
  • Finnish: luuntiheys — bone mineral density
  • French: densité minérale osseuse — bone mineral density
  • German: Knochenmineraldichte — bone mineral density
  • German: Knochendichte — bone mineral density
  • Italian: densità minerale ossea — bone mineral density
  • Japanese: 骨密度 (kotsumitsudo) — bone mineral density
  • Korean: 골밀도 (golmildo) — bone mineral density
  • Portuguese: densidade óssea — bone mineral density
  • Russian: but see пло́тность ко́стной тка́ни (plótnostʹ kóstnoj tkáni) — bone mineral density
  • Russian: пло́тность косте́й (plótnostʹ kostéj) — bone mineral density
  • Spanish: densidad ósea — bone mineral density