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Comments and Correction1 August 1975Apology for "Hypercalcinuria"OLIVER M. WRONG, M.D., F.R.C.P., TERRY G. FEEST, M.B.OLIVER M. WRONG, M.D., F.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, TERRY G. FEEST, M.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-2-288_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We apologize to your readers for the word "hypercalcinuria," which appeared repeatedly in our editorial in your April issue (Ann Intern Med 82:584-585). We would, however, like to make clear that we did not invent this word, which was the brainchild of your copy editor and was inserted despite our objections."Hypercalciuria" and "hypercalcuria" have both appeared frequently in the past. We used the former as it seemed to carry the greater authority, having been used by, among others, Fuller Albright (1) in the first description of the idiopathic variety, the latest (13th) edition of Cecil-Loeb, the...
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