calcification
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)
- 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.
- 1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 84:
- An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
Derived terms
Translations
the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
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French
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Further reading
- “calcification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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