Synonyms & related words for osteoporosis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of osteoporosis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to osteoporosis

Explore words related to osteoporosis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include osteoporotic, osteoarthritis, arthritis, postmenopausal, osteoarthritic, rheumatoid, arthritides, osteomalacia. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does osteoporosis come from?

The word osteoporosis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: osteo-, from Greek osteon (“bone”); and -por, from Greek poros (“passage, pore”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.