HYPERCALCINURIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis

Synonyms:

hypercalcinuria; hypercalciuria

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypercalcinuria" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

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