nephrocalcinosis
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From nephro- + calcinosis.
Noun
[edit]nephrocalcinosis (countable and uncountable, plural nephrocalcinoses)
- (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
- (medicine, now more commonly) Diffuse, fine, renal parenchymal calcification on radiology.