calcinosis

[ kal-suh-noh-sis ]
/ ˌkæl səˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

an abnormal condition characterized by the deposit of calcium salts in various tissues of the body.

Origin of calcinosis

1925–30; perhaps calcine or calcin(ate) (erroneously taken as synonymous with calcify) + -osis

Words nearby calcinosis

calcimine, calcination, calcine, calcined baryta, calciner, calcinosis, calcinosis circumscripta, calcinosis universalis, calcipexis, calciphile, calciphilia

British Dictionary definitions for calcinosis

calcinosis
/ (ˌkælsɪˈnəʊsɪs) /

noun

the abnormal deposition of calcium salts in the tissues of the body

Medical definitions for calcinosis

calcinosis
[ kăl′sə-nō′sĭs ]

n.

The abnormal deposition of calcium salts in a part or tissue of the body.