Oxalate (redirected from insoluble forms (calcium) oxalate)

oxalate /ox·a·late/ (ok´sah-lat) any salt of oxalic acid.

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ox·a·late (ks-lt)

n.

A salt or ester of oxalic acid.

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Oxalate

A salt of oxalic acid produced by the body's metabolism and excreted in the urine.

Mentioned in: Vulvodynia

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oxalate,

n a salt of oxalic acid.

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oxalate

any salt of oxalic acid.

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oxalate calculi

see oxalate urolith.

oxalate crystalluria

associated with ethylene glycol poisoning in dogs and cats.

oxalate-induced equine nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism

see nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism.

insoluble forms (calcium) oxalate

appear as raphide crystals in some plants; irritate oral mucosa causing severe stomatitis.

oxalate soluble forms

sodium, magnesium and ammonium oxalates.

soluble oxalate poisoning

in ruminants acute poisoning due to ingestion of large amounts causes hypocalcemia with muscle weakness and recumbency. Precipitation of oxalate crystals in renal tubules causes nephrosis. Long-term ingestion in horses can cause osteodystrophia fibrosa. Most cases are the result of eating large amounts of oxalate-bearing plants, e.g. Oxalis spp., Setaria spp., Halogeton glomeratus, Portulaca oleracea.