calcification
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)
- 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.
- 1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 84:
- An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]calcification m (plural calcifications)
Further reading
[edit]- “calcification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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