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Calcinosis

Medical Definition: Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.
Guide Notes: deposition of calcium salts in tissues; most texts will say "calcification"; coord IM with organ/diseases term (IM); for calcinosis of the heart, coord IM with MYOCARDIAL DISEASES (IM), not HEART DISEASES
Calcinosis Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Calciphylaxis - Condition of induced systemic hypersensitivity in which tissues respond to appropriate challenging agents with a sudden local calcification.

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