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/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · 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 the calcareous degeneration of tissue..
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.
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Calcification means 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..
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An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
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