calcification

[ kal-suh-fi-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌkæl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR calcification ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a changing into lime.

Physiology. the deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue.

Anatomy, Geology. a calcified formation.

a soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation.

a hardening or solidifying; rigidity: As the conflict developed, there was an increasing calcification of attitudes on both sides.

Origin of calcification

First recorded in 1840–50; calcific + -ation

Words nearby calcification

calcicole, calcicosis, calciferol, calciferous, calcific, calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine

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Example sentences from the Web for calcification

Calcification of the teeth begins at the seventeenth week of fœtal life.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Calcification is a common form of the retrograde process, and, in very rare cases, may pass on to the formation of true bone.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
As for the calcification of the two valves together, we have seen, under the last variety, how little important a character it is.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
The calcification of a thrombus takes place when the latter becomes impregnated with salts of calcium and magnesium.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Points of calcification occur in the cartilages and tendons in very chronic cases.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for calcification

calcification

/ (ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun

the process of calcifying or becoming calcified

pathol a tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts

any calcified object or formation

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Medical definitions for calcification

calcification

[ kăl′sə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

Impregnation with calcium or calcium salts.calcareous infiltration

Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation.

A calcified substance or part.

Scientific definitions for calcification

calcification

[ kăl′sə-fĭ-kā′shən ]

Medicine

The accumulation of calcium or calcium salts in a body tissue. Calcification normally occurs in the formation of bone, but can be deposited abnormally, as in the lungs.
A structure that has undergone calcification.

Geology

The replacement of organic material, especially original hard material such as bone, with calcium carbonate during the process of fossilization.
The accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly.

单词	calcification
释义	calcification [ kal-suh-fi-key-shuhn ] / ˌkæl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR calcification ON THESAURUS.COM noun a changing into lime. Physiology. the deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue. Anatomy, Geology. a calcified formation. a soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation. a hardening or solidifying; rigidity: As the conflict developed, there was an increasing calcification of attitudes on both sides. Origin of calcification First recorded in 1840–50; calcific + -ation Words nearby calcification calcicole, calcicosis, calciferol, calciferous, calcific, calcification, calcifuge, calcify, calcimine, calcination, calcine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calcification Calcification of the teeth begins at the seventeenth week of fœtal life. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot Calcification is a common form of the retrograde process, and, in very rare cases, may pass on to the formation of true bone. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold As for the calcification of the two valves together, we have seen, under the last variety, how little important a character it is. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)\|Charles Darwin The calcification of a thrombus takes place when the latter becomes impregnated with salts of calcium and magnesium. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Points of calcification occur in the cartilages and tendons in very chronic cases. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for calcification calcification / (ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) / noun the process of calcifying or becoming calcified pathol a tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts any calcified object or formation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to calcification freezing, coagulation, concretion, setting, petrification, stiffening, fossilization, crystallization, solidifying, ossification, casehardening Medical definitions for calcification calcification [ kăl′sə-fĭ-kā′shən ] n. Impregnation with calcium or calcium salts.calcareous infiltration Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation. A calcified substance or part. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for calcification calcification [ kăl′sə-fĭ-kā′shən ] Medicine The accumulation of calcium or calcium salts in a body tissue. Calcification normally occurs in the formation of bone, but can be deposited abnormally, as in the lungs. A structure that has undergone calcification. Geology The replacement of organic material, especially original hard material such as bone, with calcium carbonate during the process of fossilization. The accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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calcification

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