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hypercalciuria (medicine)


hypercalciuria
<biochemistry> The excretion of abnormally large amounts of calcium in the urine, seen in cases of hyperparathyroidism.

Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine


caul(1) (iou)



caul noun1. See also KELL. ME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Old & mod. French cale head-covering, but recorded earlier.]
A close-fitting netted head-dress, esp. of a type worn by women indoors. Also, the plain back part of a woman's head-dress. obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
b. The netted substructure of a wig. L17-L18.
A spider's web. LME-M17.
a. An enveloping membrane. Long obsolete in gen. sense. LME.
b. The omentum. LME.
c. The amnion or inner membrane enclosing the foetus before birth; a portion of this occas. found on a child's head at birth, thought to be lucky, and supposed to be a preservative against drowning. M16.
gen. A net. L15-L17.