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cal⋅ci⋅no⋅sis

  [kal-suh-noh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
an abnormal condition characterized by the deposit of calcium salts in various tissues of the body.
Origin:
1925–30; perh. calcine or calcin(ate) (erroneously taken as synonymous with calcify ) + -osis
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Main Entry: cal·ci·no·sis
Pronunciation: "kal-s&-'nO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cal·ci·no·ses /-"sEz/
: the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in a part or tissue of the body
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calcinosis cal·ci·no·sis (kāl'sə-nō'sĭs)
n.
The abnormal deposition of calcium salts in a part or tissue of the body.

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