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cal•ci•no•sis
(kal′sə nō′sis),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
- Pathologyan abnormal condition characterized by the deposit of calcium salts in various tissues of the body.
- perh. calcine or calcin(ate) (erroneously taken as synonymous with calcify) + -osis 1925–30