calcification
noun/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology From calcify + -ation.
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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.
- An examination of the tooth shows a beautiful specimen of calcification of the dental pulp.1871, The Dental Cosmos, volume 13, page 84:
- 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: