calcification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
Etymology tree English calcify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English calcification From calcify + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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 the calcareous degeneration of tissue.
It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread.
2012, Marcus Samuelsson, “One: My African Mother”, in Yes, Chef, Random House, →ISBN, page 6:An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.
1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 84:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overcalcification · osteocalcification · spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia-short limb-abnormal calcification syndrome · microcalcification · hypocalcification · biocalcification · mictocalcification · hypercalcification · recalcification · procalcification · decalcification · anticalcification · dystrophic calcification · macrocalcification
Translations (14)
cs kalcifikace (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · sv förkalkning (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · el αποτιτάνωση (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · bg втвърдяване (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · ca calcificació (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · ar تَكَلُّس (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · fi kalkkeutuminen (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · cmn 鈣化 /钙化 (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · it calcificazione (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · cs zvápenatění (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · id kalsifikasi (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · bg калциране (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · tr kalsifikasyon (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance) · gl calcificación (the process of change into a stony or calcareous substance)