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Vinony

calcification

noun

  1. accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue
  2. make stone like through calcification
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Pronunciation: /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English calcify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English calcification From calcify + -ation.

  1. 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.”