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calciphylaxis

calciphylaxis noun: a syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Noun

calciphylaxis (uncountable)

  1. A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Origin of calciphylaxis

From calci- + phylaxis.

Questions about calciphylaxis

What does calciphylaxis mean?
Calciphylaxis means a syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
What part of speech is calciphylaxis?
Calciphylaxis is a noun.

Words near calciphylaxis in the dictionary

  1. calciphobe
  2. calciphobes
  3. calciphobic
  4. calciphobous
  5. calciphylactic
  6. calciphylaxis
  7. calciphyte
  8. calciphytes
  9. calcipotriene
  10. calcipotriol
  11. calcipressin

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