macrocalcification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From macro- + calcification.
Noun
[edit]macrocalcification (plural macrocalcifications)
- Relatively large-scale calcification.
- 1997, Marc J. Homer, Mammographic Interpretation: A Practical Approach:
- The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification.
- 2015 July 31, “The Effect of Statin Therapy on Coronary Plaque Composition Using Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Microcalcification induces inflammation and promotes plaque rupture, whereas macrocalcification which refers to the sheet-like appearance of calcification acts as a barrier to inflammation and stabilizes the plaque [40 ,41 ].