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calcemia /cal·ce·mia/ (kal-se´me-ah) hypercalcemia.
calcemia. See hypercalcemia, hypocalcemia. hypercalcemia [hi″per-kal-se´me-ah] excess of calcium in the blood; called also calcemia. See calcium, and see table of Electrolyte Imbalances at electrolyte. idiopathic hypercalcemia a condition of infants, associated with vitamin D intoxication, characterized by elevated serum calcium levels, increased skeletal density, mental deterioration, and nephrocalcinosis. hypercalcemia of malignancy abnormal elevation of serum calcium associated with malignant tumors, resulting from osteolysis caused by bone metastases or by the action of circulating osteoclast-activating factors released from distant tumor cells (known as humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy).
calcemia excessive calcium in the blood; hypercalcemia. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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