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calcification |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Calcification \Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion\ (k[a^]l`s[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Physiol.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: calcification n 1: a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts) 2: tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
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