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decreased volumetric bone mineral density  
increased areal bone mineral density  
increased bone mineral density of femur  
increased bone mineral density of humerus 
increased bone mineral density of vertebrae +   
increased volumetric bone mineral density  
increase in the mineral mass per unit volume of bone, the hard, rigid form of connective tissue constituting most of the skeleton of vertebrates and composed chiefly of calcium salts; this is expressed as the amount of mineral per cubic cm of bone (usually in mgHA/cm^3), with results generated from Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) and other tests

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: elevated bone volume fraction ;   increased BV/TV ;   increased vBMD ;   increased volumetric bone density
Definition Sources: PMID:12730800, PMID:17481978

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