Diseases

Calcinosis

Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Calcification, Pathologic
  • Pathologic Calcification
  • Calcinoses
  • Calcinosis, Tumoral
  • Microcalcification
  • Microcalcinosis
  • Calcinoses, Tumoral
  • Microcalcifications
  • Microcalcinoses
  • Tumoral Calcinoses
  • Tumoral Calcinosis

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with organ/diseases term; for calcinosis of the heart, coordinate with CARDIOMYOPATHIES, not HEART DISEASES

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  1. C18.452w.174w.130w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Calcinosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002114. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002114
  2. Calcinosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcinosis
  3. Calcinosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q239027