calcinosis

[ kal-suh-noh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. an abnormal condition characterized by the deposit of calcium salts in various tissues of the body.

calcinosis

/ ˌkælsɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

1. the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcinosis¹

1925–30; perhaps calcine or calcin(ate) (erroneously taken as synonymous with calcify ) + -osis