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Descriptor English: Decalcification, Pathologic
Descriptor Spanish: Descalcificación Patológica
Descriptor descalcificación patológica
Scope note: Pérdida de sales de calcio de los huesos y dientes. Las bacterias pueden ser responsables de este fenómeno en los dientes. La edad avanzada es un factor que contribuye a la pérdida de calcio, al igual que la presencia de enfermedades como la artritis reumatoide.
Descriptor Portuguese: Descalcificação Patológica
Descriptor French: Décalcification osseuse
Entry term(s): Decalcification, Pathological
Pathologic Decalcification
Pathological Decalcification
Tree number(s): C05.116.198.247.400
C18.452.104.247.400
C18.452.174.289
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003649
Scope note: The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in teeth. Old age may be a factor contributing to calcium loss, as is the presence of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Annotation: loss of calcium from bone & tooth but consider also TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under CALCIUM METABOLISM DISORDERS 1965-90
Online Note: use CALCIUM METABOLISM DISORDERS to search DECALCIFICATION, PATHOLOGIC 1966-74
History Note: 91(65); was see under CALCIUM METABOLISM DISORDERS 1965-90
Entry Version: DECALCIFICATION PATHOL
Related: Tooth Demineralization MeSH
DeCS ID: 3666
Unique ID: D003649
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/23
Decalcification, Pathologic - Preferred
Concept UI M0005712
Scope note The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in teeth. Old age may be a factor contributing to calcium loss, as is the presence of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
Preferred term Decalcification, Pathologic
Entry term(s) Decalcification, Pathological
Pathologic Decalcification
Pathological Decalcification



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