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Definition of Nephrocalcinosis
1. Noun. Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine.
Definition of Nephrocalcinosis
1. Noun. (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine now more commonly) Diffuse, fine, renal parenchymal calcification on radiology. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Nephrocalcinosis
1. A form of renal stone disease where the kidney tissue is characterised by foci of calcification in addition to numerous deposits of calcium phosphate and calcium oxalate. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrocalcinosis
Literary usage of Nephrocalcinosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Comparison of various phosphate salts as the dietary phosphorus source on
nephrocalcinosis and kidney function in rats. J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol. ..."
2. Recirculation edited by Peter W. Perschbacher (1995)
"nephrocalcinosis in rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri Richardson; the effect of
exposure to elevated CO2 concentrations. Journal of Fish Diseases 2:279-289. ..."
3. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"... de Toni-Fanconi disease, nephrocalcinosis with rickets and dwarfism and renal
nanism have been applied. Dwarfism is present when the disturbance becomes ..."
4. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"However, the milk-alkali syndrome—and other adverse effects, such as nephrocalcinosis
and renal insufficiency—usually occurs only at very large doses (about ..."
5. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"Prolonged hypercalcemia results ultimately in nephrolithiasis and nephrocalcinosis.
Azotemia occurs as renal tubular damage progresses. ..."
6. Information Resources for Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, and Cephalopods Used by D'Anna J. Berry (1994)
"S7 Descriptors: dissolved oxygen, rainbow trout, salmonid farming, nephrocalcinosis.
292 Effects of stress on osmotic and ionic regulation in fish. ..."
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