Definition of Calcification

1. Noun. A process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts).

Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Specialized synonyms: Ossification
Derivative terms: Calcify

2. Noun. Tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts.
Generic synonyms: Hardening
Derivative terms: Calcify, Calcify

3. Noun. An inflexible and unchanging state. "The calcification of negotiations"
Generic synonyms: Inaction, Inactiveness, Inactivity
Derivative terms: Calcify

Definition of Calcification

1. n. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

Definition of Calcification

1. Noun. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous degeneration of tissue. ¹

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Definition of Calcification

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Medical Definition of Calcification

1. The process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by a deposit of calcium salts within its substance. Origin: L. Facere = to make. (21 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcification

calcic
calcic water
calcicole
calcicoles
calcicolous
calcicosis
calcidiol
calcifediol
calciferol
calciferols
calciferous
calcific
calcific bursitis
calcific pancreatitis
calcification (current term)
calcification lines of Retzius
calcifications
calcified
calcified cartilage
calcified liver metastases
calcifier
calcifiers
calcifies
calciform
calcifugal
calcifuge
calcifuges
calcifugous
calcify

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