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calcinosis

American

[kal-suh-noh-sis] / ˌkæl səˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

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

calcinosis British

/ ˌkælsɪˈnəʊsɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of calcinosis

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

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