hypercalcemic nephropathy

hypercalcemic nephropathy /-kalsē″mik/ [Gk, hyper, L, calx, lime, haima, blood; Gk, nephros, kidney, pathos, disease] , a progressive disorder of kidney function caused by an excessive level of calcium in the blood. The calcium causes cumulative functional and histological abnormalities that lead to a decreased glomerular filtration rate and kidney failure.