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Nephrocalcinosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Nephrocalcinosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine

2

The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.

See Also
renal hyperparathyroidism diffuse calcium parenchyma radiology parenchymal nephrocalcinoses
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nephrolithiasis
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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