Calcification Definition

kălsə-fĭ-kāshən
calcifications
noun
A calcifying; specif., the deposition of calcium salts in bodily tissues.
Webster's New World
Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation.
American Heritage Medicine
A calcified substance or structure.
Webster's New World
An inflexible, unchanging state.
Calcification of negotiations.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Calcification

Noun

Singular:
calcification
Plural:
calcifications

Origin of Calcification

  • From calcify +‎ -ation.

    From Wiktionary

Calcification Sentence Examples

  • Calcification and calcareous deposits are extremely common in many pathological conditions.

  • Garlic extract was shown to inhibit the calcification of blood vessels in humans.

  • The long bones of the limbs consist of an axis of cartilage; the extremities of the cartilages frequently undergo calcification and are thus converted into epiphyses.

  • Calcium and phosphorus in milk serve to feed nanobacteria, causing calcification and cancer.

  • A set of dimensions is produced for each detected calcification.

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Words Starting With

CCACAL

Words Ending With

NONION

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