osteopenia

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek πενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā) ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh₁- ← English osteo- →
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Meanings

nounosteopenia (countable and uncountable, plural osteopenias)

plural osteopenias

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*(s)penh₁-
  5. Ancient Greekπένομαι (pénomai)
  6. Ancient Greekπένης (pénēs)
  7. Ancient Greekπενῐ́ᾱ (penĭ́ā)
  8. Englishosteopenia

From osteo- + -penia.

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Translations

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

osteopenia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopenia

MLA

“osteopenia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopenia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteopenia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteopenia.

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