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Osteogenesis vs Osteoporosis - What's the difference?

osteogenesis | osteoporosis |

As nouns the difference between osteogenesis and osteoporosis

is that osteogenesis is the formation and development of bone while osteoporosis is a disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

osteogenesis

English

Noun

(wikipedia osteogenesis) (osteogeneses)
  • (physiology) The formation and development of bone

    • See also

    * dysosteogenesis, dysostosis

    osteoporosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia osteoporosis) (osteoporoses)
  • (pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.

    • Derived terms

    * osteoporotic