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Parenchyma vs Nephrocalcinosis - What's the difference?

parenchyma | nephrocalcinosis |

As nouns the difference between parenchyma and nephrocalcinosis

is that parenchyma is the functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue while nephrocalcinosis is the deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.

parenchyma

English

(wikipedia parenchyma)

Noun

  • The functional part of an organ, as opposed to supporting tissue.
  • (botany) The ground tissue making up most of the non-woody parts of a plant.

    • Coordinate terms

    *chlorenchyma *collenchyma *merenchyma *sclerenchyma

    Derived terms

    *parenchymatous

    nephrocalcinosis

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nephrocalcinosis)
  • (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • (medicine, now more commonly) Diffuse, fine, renal parenchymal calcification on radiology.