macrocalcification

English

Etymology

macro- +‎ calcification

Noun

macrocalcification (plural macrocalcifications)

  1. Relatively large-scale calcification.
    • 1997, Marc J. Homer, Mammographic Interpretation: A Practical Approach:
      The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification.
    • 2015 July 31, “The Effect of Statin Therapy on Coronary Plaque Composition Using Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133433:
      Microcalcification induces inflammation and promotes plaque rupture, whereas macrocalcification which refers to the sheet-like appearance of calcification acts as a barrier to inflammation and stabilizes the plaque [40 ,41 ].
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