"microcalcification" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microcalcifications [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + calcification. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|calcification}} micro- + calcification Head templates: {{en-noun}} microcalcification (plural microcalcifications)
  1. (medicine) Any of a cluster of very small flecks of mineral deposits associated with some cancers. Wikipedia link: microcalcification Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (cluster of very small flecks of mineral deposits): microcalcificazione [feminine] (Italian)

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