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hypercalcinemia

hypercalcinemia noun: an excessive level of calcium in the blood.

Noun

hypercalcinemia (uncountable)

  1. An excessive level of calcium in the blood
    • In terms of the mechanism and relevance of the high expression of ICAM-1 in sarcoidosis patients, current research has demonstrated that alveolar macrophages associated with the sarcoidosis granulation tissue could synthesize and release 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol, leading to hypercalcinemia.2015 September 15, “Screening for Differentially Expressed Proteins Relevant to the Differential Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypercalcinemia

From hyper- + calcinemia.

Questions about hypercalcinemia

What does hypercalcinemia mean?
Hypercalcinemia means an excessive level of calcium in the blood.
What part of speech is hypercalcinemia?
Hypercalcinemia is a noun.

Words near hypercalcinemia in the dictionary

  1. hypercalcemias
  2. hypercalcemic
  3. hypercalcification
  4. hypercalcifications
  5. hypercalcified
  6. hypercalcinemia
  7. hypercalcinuria
  8. hypercalcinurias
  9. hypercalcinuric
  10. hypercalciuria
  11. hypercalciurias

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