macrocalcification

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ calcification.

Noun

macrocalcification (plural macrocalcifications)

1. Relatively large-scale calcification.
   • 1997, Marc J. Homer, Mammographic Interpretation: A Practical Approach:

     The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification.

   • 2015 July 31, “The Effect of Statin Therapy on Coronary Plaque Composition Using Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     Microcalcification induces inflammation and promotes plaque rupture, whereas macrocalcification which refers to the sheet-like appearance of calcification acts as a barrier to inflammation and stabilizes the plaque [40 ,41 ].