Osteoporosis Could Best Be Described as

question 54

Multiple Choice

Osteoporosis could best be described as

• A) a porous bone condition that affects only menopausal women.
• B) the loss of bone mass and density that is accelerated with age.
• C) a secondary aging bone condition that is negatively linked to hormone replacement therapy.
• D) a degenerative bone disease of aging that is uncontrollable, inevitable, and irreversible.

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