What (who) is calcification$10669$ - definition
ACCUMULATION OF CALCIUM SALTS IN A BODY TISSUE
Calcified; Decalcify; Tissue calcification; Calcifications
calcified
Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts.
...calcified tissue.
ADJ
Calcification
·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 calcareous degeneration of tissue.
Calcified
·Impf & ·p.p. of Calcify.
II. Calcified ·adj Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
Wikipedia
Calcification
Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally in soft tissue, causing it to harden. Calcifications may be classified on whether there is mineral balance or not, and the location of the calcification. Calcification may also refer to the processes of normal mineral deposition in biological systems, such as the formation of stromatolites or mollusc shells (see Biomineralization).
