bone density

American  

[bohn den-si-tee] / ˈboʊn ˌdɛn sɪ ti /

noun

bone densities plural

1. the mineral density of a person's bones, or a measure of this density, usually determined by means of a radiological scan of an area of the body and expressed as mineral mass per unit volume of bone.

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bone density Scientific  

1. A measurement corresponding to the mineral density of bone, expressed as mineral mass per unit volume of bone and usually assessed by a radiologic scan of the lower spine or hip. Bone density measurements are used to diagnose and monitor osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• bone-density
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• bone densities
  plural

Example Sentences

Just 30 days later, the animals showed measurable improvements in learning, memory, balance, skin thickness, and bone density.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Kennett, a former aircraft engineer and owner of a pilates studio, came up with the idea when he was working with a client recovering from cancer who had very low bone density.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Despite trying a series of medications, his bone density continued to decline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

You want to keep your bones nice and weak so that when your perimenopausal wife frets about bone density, you can, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Make sure you take your calcium. Everything they say about bone density is true. I lost two inches in the last ten years of my life.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm