Associations to the word «Hypercalcemia»

Wiktionary

HYPERCALCEMIA, noun. (medicine) The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood

Dictionary definition

HYPERCALCEMIA, noun. The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease.

Wise words

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