Macrocalcification

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Noun
  1. 1
    Relatively large-scale calcification.

    "The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification."

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"The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification."

Etymology

From macro- + calcification.

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