Look up: Calcification


  1. calcification
    [n] - tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts 2. [n] - an inflexible and unchanging state 3. [n] - a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
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  2. Calcification
    the process of hardening through the deposition of lime salts.
    Found op http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/glossary.html

  3. calcification
    Form of mineralization in which organic tissue becomes hardened by deposition of calcium salts within its substance.
    Found op http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacglossary/glossaryc.html

  4. Calcification
    Calcium collecting in the body tissues. In breast tissue, can be picked up on a mammogram. Calcification itself is harmless in the breast, but particular patterns of calcification may be a sign of breast cancer.
    Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=c

  5. Calcification
    the depositing of calcium salts in the body, which occurs normally in teeth and bones but abnormally in injured muscles and narrowed arteries
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=C

  6. Calcification
    The hardening of organic tissue caused by the accumulation of calcium.
    Found op http://www.gadsbywicks.co.uk/uploaded/3822.pdf

  7. Calcification
    Calcification: The process of building bone by suffusing tissues with calcium salts. Also called ossification.
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=11070

  8. Calcification
    Cal`ci·fi·ca'tion (kăl`sĭ*fĭ*kā'shŭn) noun (Physiol.) 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 ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/7

  9. calcification
    <biochemistry> The process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by a deposit of calcium salts within its substance. ... Origin: L. Facere = to make. ... (21 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?calcification

  10. calcification
    noun a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calcification



  1. calcification
    noun tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=calcification

  2. calcification
    (kal″sĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) the deposit of calcium salts, mostly calcium phosphate, in body tissues. The normal absorption of calcium is facilitated by parathyroid hormone and vitamin D. When there are increased amounts of parathyroid hormone in the blood (as in hyperparathyroidism), ...
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  3. Calcification
    • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/calcification/

  4. calcification
    (from the article `animal disease`) ...of animals, may occur in the liver as a result of certain inherited diseases of animals; the condition is known as glycogen infiltration. The ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/6

  5. calcification
    (calcium + L. facere to make) the process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by a deposit of calcium salts within its substance.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio14.html

  6. Calcification
    Calcification is the process in which calcium salts build up 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. ==Causes== Calcification of soft tissue (arteries, cartilage, heart valves, etc) can...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcification

  7. calcification
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kal′si-fi-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Deposition of lime or other insoluble calcium salts. 2. A process in which tissue or noncellular material in the body becomes hardened as the result of precipitates or larger deposits of insoluble salts of calcium (and...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=13259

  8. Calcification
    Small areas of calcification in the brain and its covering memranes of a fetus or infant that is born to a mother that was infected with cytomegalovirus or Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/1

  9. calcification
    Deposits of calcium in the tissues. Calcification in the breast can be seen on a mammogram, but cannot be detected by touch. There are two types of breast calcification, macrocalcification and microcalcification. Macrocalcifications are large deposits and are usually not related to cancer. Microcalc...
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=C

  10. calcification
    1) Chemical action 2) Chemical change 3) Chemical process
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/calcification/1

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