HYPERCALCEMIA

hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia

(noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget’s disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hypercalcemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypercalcemias)

(medicine) The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood

Source: Wiktionary



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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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