CALCINOSIS


Meaning of CALCINOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkal-sə-ˈnō-səs ]

noun

( plural cal·ci·no·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, irregular (influenced by International Scientific Vocabulary calcine ) from calc- + -osis

Date: circa 1929

: the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in a part or tissue of the body

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.