bone mineral density

collocation in English

meaningsofbone,mineralanddensity

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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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mineral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/us
/ˈmɪn.ər.əl/
being or consisting of a mineral ...
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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 ofbone,mineralanddensityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Increase of target accrual to bonemineraldensitysub-protocol from 200 to 400 patients.
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Primary end-points were new radiographic vertebral fractures and bonemineraldensity.
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Androgen-deprivation therapy in prostate cancer can adversely affect bonemineraldensityand the indication for the use of bisphosphonates in this situation is clearer.
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Effects of exercise involving predominantly either jointreaction or ground reaction forces on bonemineraldensityin older women.
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Sodium monofluorophosphate increases vertebral bonemineraldensityin patients with corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis.
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Similar to oestrogen deprivation, androgen-deprivation therapy significantly impacts bonemineraldensityand increases fracture risk.
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This technique produces values of bonemineraldensityfor the whole cross-sectional area of the metacarpal and for the two cortical edges.
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Many weight-training studies have failed to increase bonemineraldensitydespite large increases in muscle strength.
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Defining the control group is important since hospitalized patients have lower bonemineraldensityvalues than healthy subjects.
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Is there overlap between the genetic determinants of mammographic density and bonemineraldensity?
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In this pragmatic trial, bonemineraldensitywas neither an entry criterion nor a primary outcome measure.
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A number of lifestyle factors are known to influence bonemineraldensity, including exercise.
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There appears to be a threshold level for bonemineraldensitybelow which fracture becomes very likely.
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Also, the rate of prescription of hormone replacement therapy for older women with osteoporosis remains low, despite a large body of evidence showing that this approach increases bonemineraldensity.
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There is also concern that thyroxine therapy would reduce bonemineraldensity, aggravate osteoporosis already prevalent in an elderly population, and increase the risk of fractures.
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I think that it is proven that bonemineraldensityincreases on exercise.
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