Calcification
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Calcification is a noun meaning 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 the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
Meaning
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 the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
Example Sentences
An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread.
Word Forms
- calcifications
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include completed, begins, sclerosis, hardening, encrustation, ossification.
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