"macrocalcification" meaning in All languages combined

See macrocalcification on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: macrocalcifications [plural]
Etymology: macro- + calcification Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|macro|calcification}} macro- + calcification Head templates: {{en-noun}} macrocalcification (plural macrocalcifications)
  1. Relatively large-scale calcification.
    Sense id: en-macrocalcification-en-noun--fj7ZRLi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with macro-

Inflected forms

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