cal·ci·fi·ca·tion   (kāl'sə-fĭ-kā'shən)    n.   Impregnation with calcium or calcium salts, as with calcium carbonate. Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation. A calcified substance or part. An inflexible, unchanging state: calcification of negotiations.

Calcification

Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion\ (k[a^]l`s[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (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 in calcareous degeneration of tissue.

Main Entry: cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "kal-s&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : impregnation withcalcareous matter: as a : deposition of calcium salts within the matrix of cartilage often as the preliminary step in the formation of bone —compare OSSIFICATION 1a b : abnormal deposition of calcium salts within tissue
2 : a calcifiedstructure or part

calcification cal·ci·fi·ca·tion (kāl'sə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.

1. Impregnation with calcium or calcium salts. Also called calcareous infiltration.
2. Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation.
3. A calcified substance or part.

calcification   (kāl'sə-fĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key  Medicine The accumulation of calcium or calcium salts in a body tissue. Calcification normally occurs in the formation of bone, but can be deposited abnormally, as in the lungs. A structure that has undergone calcification. The replacement of organic material, especially original hard material such as bone, with calcium carbonate during the process of fossilization. The accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly. Geology The replacement of organic material, especially original hard material such as bone, with calcium carbonate during the process of fossilization. The accumulation of calcium in certain soils, especially soils of cool temperate regions where leaching takes place very slowly.