Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal condition in which calcium salts are deposited in a part or tissue of the body.
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- noun The abnormal
deposition ofcalcium salts in thesoft tissue of the body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[calc(i)– (influenced by calcine) + –osis.]
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Familial tumoral calcinosis (FTC) refers to a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by the occurrence of cutaneous and subcutaneous calcified masses.
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