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microcalcification

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005351

A tiny deposit of calcium in the breast that cannot be felt but can be detected on a mammogram. A cluster of these very small specks of calcium may indicate that cancer is present.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005351
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005351",
  "term": "microcalcification",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A tiny deposit of calcium in the breast that cannot be felt but can be detected on a mammogram. A cluster of these very small specks of calcium may indicate that cancer is present.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/microcalcification/"
}

Record 11,010 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.