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ABSORPTIVE HYPERCALCIURIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Urinary Tract
DEF

[hypercalciuria (a high level of calcium) that] occurs when the body absorbs too much calcium from food and empties the extra calcium into the urine.

OBS

The high level of calcium in the urine causes crystals of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate [stones] to form in the kidneys or urinary tract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil urinaire
CONT

Hypercalciurie rénale, nutritionnelle ou absorptive.

Spanish

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