Medical term:
calcinosis
calcinosis
[kal″sĭ-no´sis]a condition characterized by abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues.
calcinosis circumscrip´ta localized deposition of calcium in small nodules in subcutaneous tissues or muscle.
calcinosis universa´lis widespread deposition of calcium in nodules or plaques in the dermis, panniculus, and muscles.
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cal·ci·no·sis
(kal'si-nō'sis),A condition characterized by the deposition of calcium salts in nodular foci in various tissues other than the parenchymatous viscera; the two well-known forms, calcinosis circumscripta and calcinosis universalis, are not associated with tissue damage or demonstrable metabolic disease; other forms are the result of abnormal calcium and/or phosphorous metabolism. See: metastatic calcification.
[calcium + -osis, condition]
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calcinosis
(kăl′sə-nō′sĭs)n.
An abnormal condition in which calcium salts are deposited in a part or tissue of the body.
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calcinosis
A condition characterised by nodular deposits of calcium in tissue.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cal·ci·no·sis
(kalsi-nōsis)A condition characterized by the deposition of calcium salts in nodular foci in various tissues.
[calcium + -osis, condition]
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calcinosis
Abnormal deposition of calcium salts in skin, muscles, or connective tissues in the course of a connective tissue disorder such as SCLERODERMA or DERMATOMYOSITIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
cal·ci·no·sis
(kalsi-nōsis)Condition characterized by deposition of calcium salts in nodular foci in various tissues other than the parenchymatous viscera.
[calcium + -osis, condition]
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