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calcification

English

Etymology

From calcify +? -ation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kæls?f??ke???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)

  1. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Noun

calcification m (plural calcifications)

  1. calcification

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nephrocalcinosis

English

Etymology

nephro- +? calcinosis

Noun

nephrocalcinosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephrocalcinoses)

  1. (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  2. (medicine, now more commonly) Diffuse, fine, renal parenchymal calcification on radiology.

Related terms

  • nephrocalcin

nephrocalcinosis From the web:

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