ALL meanings of calcification
cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
C c - noun calcification the process of calcifying or becoming calcified 3
- noun calcification a tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts 3
- noun calcification any calcified object or formation 3
- noun calcification a calcifying; specif., the deposition of calcium salts in body tissues 3
- noun calcification a calcified substance or structure 3
- noun calcification hardening of calcium deposits 1
- noun calcification rigidity, lack of flexibility 1
- noun calcification 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. 1
- noun calcification a changing into lime. 1
- noun calcification Physiology. the deposition of lime or insoluble salts of calcium and magnesium, as in a tissue. 1
- noun calcification Anatomy, Geology. a calcified formation. 1
- noun calcification a soil process in which the surface soil is supplied with calcium in such a way that the soil colloids are always close to saturation. 1
- noun calcification a hardening or solidifying; rigidity: As the conflict developed, there was an increasing calcification of attitudes on both sides. 1