Bone Health Vocabulary

adjective of or relating to the skeleton

• The skeletal structure of the building was carefully designed by the architect.
• I can see the skeletal outline of the tree against the sky.
• She's so skinny, she looks like a skeletal model.
• The skeletal remains of the old factory serve as a reminder of the town's industrial past.

noun a method for measuring the density of an object by determining its ability to absorb radiation or sound waves

• Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry is commonly used to measure bone mineral density.
• My doctor recommended getting a bone density scan using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.
• I had to go for a bone check-up with that fancy X-ray machine that measures bone density.
• Her ability to absorb information was like a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry machine, precise and detailed.