- to harden.
Calcifications may be
classified on
whether there is
mineral balance or not, and the
location of the
calcification.
Calcification may also refer...
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Calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) is a rare
developmental lesion that
comes from
odontogenic epithelium. It is also
known as a
calcifying cystic odontogenic...
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Codman in 1934. The name, "
calcifying tendinitis" was
coined by
Henry Plenk in 1952. Up to 20% of
those with
calcification in the
tendons have no symptoms...
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Aponeurotic fibroma, also
known as
calcifying aponeurotic fibroma, and
juvenile aponeurotic fibroma is
characterized by a
lesion that
usually presents...
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Dystrophic calcification (DC) is the
calcification occurring in
degenerated or
necrotic tissue, as in
hyalinized scars,
degenerated foci in leiomyomas...
- corals, mollusks, foraminifera,
certain types of plankton, and
other calcifying marine invertebrates. The
resulting structures, such as s****, skeletons...
- Calciphylaxis, also
known as
calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA) or “Grey Scale”, is a rare
syndrome characterized by
painful skin lesions. The pathogenesis...
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calcified gland is
often seen in
skull X-rays.
Calcification rates vary
widely by
country and
correlate with an
increase in age, with
calcification occurring...
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Calcific bursitis refers to
calcium deposits within the bursae. This most
occurs in the
shoulder area. The most
common bursa for
calcific bursitis to...
- an
abdominal pregnancy, is too
large to be
reabsorbed by the body, and
calcifies on the
outside as part of a
foreign body reaction,
shielding the mother's...
