Home › Words › C › calciphylaxiscalciphylaxiscalciphylaxis means A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.EtymologyFrom calci- + phylaxis.nounA syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.calciphylactic 73% match — Of or pertaining to calciphylaxis. vs calciphylaxis →calcipenia 62% match — Calcium deficiency. vs calciphylaxis →calciphobic 59% match — Synonym of calciphobous. vs calciphylaxis →calcipenic 58% match — Of, related to, or having calcipenia (calcium deficiency). vs calciphylaxis →calcergy 57% match — dystrophic calcification following injection of certain heavy metal salts vs calciphylaxis →elastocalcinosis 56% match — calcinosis of elastic tissue vs calciphylaxis →calcinotic 55% match — Of or relating to calcinosis. vs calciphylaxis →calcificated 55% match — Calcified. vs calciphylaxis →