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osteopenia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3ésth1 Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh1-der. Ancient Greek πένομαι (pénomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek πένης (pénēs) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)bor. English -penia English osteopenia From osteo- + -penia.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 骨質缺乏症 /骨质缺乏症 (gǔzhíquēfázhèng) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Danish: osteopeni — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Dutch: osteopenie — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Finnish: osteopenia — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • French: ostéopénie — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • German: Osteopenie — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Greek: οστεοπενία (osteopenía) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Icelandic: beinrýrð — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Indonesian: osteopenia — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Irish: oistéipéine — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Italian: osteopenia — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Japanese: オステオペニア (osuteopenia) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Japanese: 骨減少症 (kotsugenshōshō) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Korean: 골감소증 (golgamsojeung) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Norwegian: osteopeni — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Portuguese: osteopenia — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Russian: остеопени́я (osteopeníja) — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Spanish: osteopenia — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Swedish: osteopeni — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis
  • Turkish: osteopeni — the medical condition of having low bone density, but not low enough to be considered osteoporosis