hypercalcinemia

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English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ calcinemia.

Noun

hypercalcinemia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) An excessive level of calcium in the blood
    • 2015 September 15, “Screening for Differentially Expressed Proteins Relevant to the Differential Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      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.