bone density
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboneanddensity
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bone
noun[C or U]
uk/bəʊn/us/boʊn/
any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up ...
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density
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us/ˈden.sə.t̬i/
the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of ...
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(Definition ofboneanddensityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Regular physical exercise, preferable outdoors, can prevent deterioration ofbonedensity.
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This decline inbonedensityis associated with increasing risk of fracture.
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We found the correlations between breast density andbonedensitymeasures within the same individual were close to zero and none were nominally statistically significant.
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The absence of any correlation between breast density andbonedensitymay be due to the manner in which they are affected by estrogen exposure.
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The increased risk of fracture could be attributed to a greater rate of falling or lowerbonedensity.
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The major determinant ofbonedensity, however, was physical activity during childhood and adolescence.
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A new, less complex type of equipment has been introduced to measurebonedensityin the heel and finger.
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However, there is now good evidence that various medications may increasebonedensityand prevent osteoporotic fractures.
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To determine the correlation between the grade of breast density andbonedensityat baseline and on study.
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They also found thatbonedensitywas not a risk factor for breast cancer.
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Prediction of psychological reactions tobonedensityscreening for osteoporosis.
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In osteoporosis, the normal age-related changes in cortical thickness, trabecularbonedensityand connectivity become even more pronounced.
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Profiles of circulating cortisol and growth hormone were compared withbonedensityamong groups of men and women.
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A case in point is the promotion of bone densitometry for the prevention of the "disease" of lowbonedensity.
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Every year, millions of women are told that they have lowbonedensity.
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Therefore, if there really is an association between breast density andbonedensity, its overall magnitude is minimal.
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The same applied to the correlations between breast density in one twin andbonedensityin the other twin; none were significant.
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