Noun: calcification ,kal-su-fu'key-shun
- A process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
"Calcification of the arteries can lead to cardiovascular problems"
- Tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
"The X-ray revealed calcification in the patient's knee joint"
- An inflexible and unchanging state
"the calcification of negotiations"
Derived forms: calcifications
Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, hardening, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity
Encyclopedia: Calcification