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decreased areal bone mineral density  
decreased bone mineral density of femur  
decreased bone mineral density of humerus  
decreased bone mineral density of vertebrae +   
decreased volumetric bone mineral density  
reduction 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
increased volumetric bone mineral density  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: decreased vBMD ;   decreased volumetric bone density ;   reduced BV/TV ;   reduced bone volume fraction
Broad Synonyms: Abnormal cerebellar cortex morphology ;   Reduced bone mineral density
Xrefs: HP:0004349 ;   HP:0031422
Definition Sources: PMID:12730800, PMID:17481978

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