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Osteopenia

For Osteopenia we have terms and definitions in 4 topics. The topics are Female Health, Gaucher Disease, Horse Health and Prostate Cancer.



Osteopenia (Female Health)

A lower than normal Bone Mineral Densitywith a T-score between –1 and –2.5.


Osteopenia (Gaucher Disease)

Loss of bone density, which may lead to osteoporosis and bone complications such as collapsed vertebrae, bone fractures, and avascular necrosis.


Osteopenia (Horse Health)

Loss of bone calcium.


Osteopenia (Prostate Cancer)

A reduction in the bone density that is more than one standard deviation from the normal bone density; using the T score it is T=-1.0 down to T= -2.4; once the T score is less than 2.4, the patient is defined as having osteoporosis




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