calcified
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Calcified — Cal ci*fied (k[a^]l s[i^]*f[imac]d), a. Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calcified — [[t]kæ̱lsɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ Body tissue that is calcified has become hard because of the presence of substances called calcium salts. ...calcified tissue … English dictionary
Calcified — Calcify Cal ci*fy (k[a^]l s[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Calcified} ( f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calcifying}.] [L. calx, calcis, lime + fy.] To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of salts of lime. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calcified — un·calcified; … English syllables
Calcified granuloma — A calcified granuloma is a granuloma containing calcium deposits. Since it usually takes some time for calcium to be deposited in a granuloma, it is generally assumed that a calcified granuloma is an old granuloma. A granuloma is one of a number… … Medical dictionary
calcified inner lamella — (Class Ostracoda): Calcified part of the inner (medial) lamella of valve margin [Cohen, Peterson, and Maddocks, in press] … Crustacea glossary
calcified — adjective a) Hardened from the deposit of calcium salts. b) That which is to become unchanging or inflexible … Wiktionary
calcified — cal·ci·fy || kælsɪfaɪ v. make calcareous; make rigid, make inflexible … English contemporary dictionary
calcified — adjective harden by deposition of or conversion into calcium carbonate or some other insoluble calcium compounds. → calcify … English new terms dictionary
calcified cartilage — cartilage containing calcium salts and thus strengthened and hardened. Found in vertebrae and teeth … Dictionary of ichthyology
