apatite deposition disease
- apatite deposition disease
- any acute or chronic connective tissue disorder marked by deposition of hydroxyapatite crystals in one or more joints or bursae; such deposition may be primary or it may be secondary to other disorders such as chronic renal failure. Called also calcium hydroxyapatite deposition d.
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