hypercalcinuria

9.9

An excess of calcium in the urine often linked to kidney stones

noun
/ˌhaɪpərˌkælɪsɪˈnjʊəriə/

Specialized

: hipercalciuria

The patient was diagnosed with hypercalcinuria after lab tests showed elevated calcium in her urine.

Examples

Effective treatment of hypercalcinuria often involves addressing the underlying cause, such as hyperparathyroidism.
Doctors may check for hypercalcinuria when evaluating unexplained kidney stones.
The doctor diagnosed her with hypercalcinuria after reviewing her test results.
He was concerned about the implications of hypercalcinuria on his health.
Doctors may check for hypercalcinuria when evaluating unexplained kidney stones.
The patient was diagnosed with hypercalcinuria after lab tests showed elevated calcium in her urine.
Effective treatment of hypercalcinuria often involves addressing the underlying cause, such as hyperparathyroidism.

Synonyms

hypercalciuria

vshypercalcinuria

Specialized

1 9.6

A lot of calcium in the urine that can cause kidney stones

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling used in medical contexts

Surface Forms

hypercalcinuria singular

hypercalcinurias plural

Morphology

hypercalcinuria = hyper + calci + uria

This is a technical medical formation built from classical combining forms, so an average B1 learner would not reliably recover the meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

The word hypercalcinuria comes from three parts you may know: hyper- 'too much', calcium 'a mineral', and -uria 'urine'. So it means 'too much calcium in the urine', which is why doctors use it for that condition.