"calcification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calcification.wav [Southern-England] Forms: calcifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From calcify + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|calcify|ation}} calcify + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications)
  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 calcareous degeneration of tissue. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: biocalcification, decalcification, dystrophic calcification, macrocalcification, microcalcification, mictocalcification, recalcification Translations (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance): تَكَلُّس (takallus) (Arabic), калциране (kalcirane) (Bulgarian), втвърдяване (vtvǎrdjavane) (Bulgarian), zvápenatění [neuter] (Czech), kalcifikace [feminine] (Czech), kalkkeutuminen (Finnish), calcificación [feminine] (Galician), αποτιτάνωση (apotitánosi) [feminine] (Greek), calcificazione [feminine] (Italian), förkalkning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-calcification-en-noun-m72h6Tah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation

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          "word": "dystrophic calcification"
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          "word": "macrocalcification"
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