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hypercalciuria

hypercalciuria

1 9.6
A lot of calcium in the urine that can cause kidney stones
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpərˌkælˈsɪʊəriə/
  • Specialized
: hipercalciuria
  • The incidences of new cases of hypercalciuria and fractures have been compared between groups using Pearson's chi-square.
  • hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia
  • case of hypercalciuria

Examples

  • Other laboratory indicators of Paget's disease may include hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia, which are rare but can occur with immobilized patients.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Doctors often monitor patients for hypercalciuria, especially those with osteoporosis, to prevent complications.

  • No case of clinical hypercalciuria or hypercalcemia has been recorded.

    Academic text (2007)
  • There is a family history of kidney stones in more than a third of cases, and hypercalciuria is commonly found (panel).

    Academic text (1996)
  • The fact that there was no single case of clinically relevant hypercalcaemia nor hypercalciuria during the two-year period in none of the groups confirmed the safety of the combination therapy.

    Academic text (2007)
  • These possibilities are being explored to further define the role of CLC-5 in the aetiology of hypercalciuria and renal stones.

    Academic text (1996)
  • He had proteinuria (1 g per 24 h), predominantly of beta-2-microglobulin, and hypercalciuria.

    Academic text (1996)
  • As an alternative to controlling the hypercalciuria, we are trying a combination of a low-calcium/low-sodium diet, with added oral potassium and sodium cellulose phosphate.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Treatment with oral sodium bicarbonate (10 g/day at first, later 5 g/day) was started, and the acidosis, hypokalaemia, bone disease, and hypercalciuria resolved.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Dent's disease, as diagnosed in this case, is an X-linked form of proximal renal tubular disease; it commonly causes hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, and eventually, renal failure.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

hypercalcinuria
vshypercalciuria
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the same condition but uses the other standard spelling

Surface Forms

Morphology

hypercalciuria = calciuria (semi-transparent) = hyper + calci + uria

The base term calciuria is medically compositional, but the specialized combining form calci- is not fully transparent to an average learner.

Etymology

Hypercalciuria breaks into three parts you may already know: hyper- means 'too much' (as in hyperactive), calci- comes from calcium (the mineral in milk and bones), and -uria means 'urine'. So hypercalciuria simply means 'too much' calcium in the 'urine', which is why it is linked to kidney stones and bone problems.