Meanings
nounbone density (usually uncountable, plural bone densities)
plural bone densities
- uncountableusuallymedicineA measure of the amount of mineral in bones, used to estimate the risk of osteoporosis or fractures owing to bone loss.
Synonyms: BMD, bone mineral density
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA measure of the amount of mineral in bones, used to estimate the risk of osteoporosis or fractures owing to bone loss.
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Chinese Mandarin 骨質密度 /骨质密度, 骨密度
- 骨質密度 /骨质密度 (gǔzhì mìdù)bone mineral density
- 骨密度 (gǔmìdù)bone mineral density
Finnish luuntiheys
- luuntiheysbone mineral density
French densité minérale osseuse
- densité minérale osseusebone mineral density
German Knochenmineraldichte, Knochendichte
- Knochenmineraldichtebone mineral density
- Knochendichtebone mineral density
Italian densità minerale ossea
- densità minerale osseabone mineral density
Japanese 骨密度
- 骨密度 (kotsumitsudo)bone mineral density
Korean 골밀도
- 골밀도 (golmildo)bone mineral density
Portuguese densidade óssea
- densidade ósseabone mineral density
Russian but see пло́тность ко́стной тка́ни, пло́тность косте́й
- but see пло́тность ко́стной тка́ни (plótnostʹ kóstnoj tkáni)bone mineral density
- пло́тность косте́й (plótnostʹ kostéj)bone mineral density
Spanish densidad ósea
- densidad óseabone mineral density
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APA
bone density. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20density
MLA
“bone density.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20density. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone density,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20density.
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