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Calcification
Calcification meaning
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.
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As a result, calcification can occur in almost any part of the body.
Consequently, the degree of calcification and fragility of the neck skeleton is (sic) of great significance and should be noted in autopsy reports of cases of manual strangulation.
Resolving why Sam became an ex-cop, we gave him my spinal infirmities—his from a gunshot wound and mine from calcification and deterioration.
Skeletal effects may include bone brittleness, joint stiffness, teeth discoloration, tendon calcification, and osterosclerosis.
Vascular calcification is a common characteristic and risk factor for morbidity and mortality, Prisby said.
And, further, even under fluoroscopic guidance we see this black marking throughout the coronary arteries, emblematic of very severe calcification, as well.
Middle age can bring with it a kind of mental calcification, a creeping defensiveness against new, challenging ideas – plus a reluctance to consider whether beliefs that served us perfectly well for decades might have run their course.
Cohen, p. 105 He then tried to enlist in the Army in December 1944, but failed the physical exam due to a double hernia, color blindness, and calcification of the lungs.
During calcification two carbon atoms are taken up and one of them becomes trapped as calcium carbonate.
Low levels of vitamin K also weaken bones and promote calcification of arteries and other soft tissues.
Stenosis commonly occurs from calcification of the valve, which happens prematurely in those with a bicuspid aortic valve.
The groups with the highest survival rates generally had active control of circulation, elaborate gas exchange mechanisms, and light calcification; more heavily calcified organisms with simpler breathing apparatus were the worst hit.
The problem has to do with the calcification of the bone that was broken with the tear, and that had to be operated on.
This lower calcification is assumed to put coccolithophores at ecological disadvantage.
Vitamin D is essential for allowing the body to uptake calcium for use in proper bone calcification and maintenance.