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NEPHROCALCINOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("nephrocalcinosis" is a kind of...):
nephrolithiasis; renal lithiasis (the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney)