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calcification

noun
/ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From calcify + -ation.

  1. derived from calx — “lime, limestone”
  2. suffixed as calcify — “calcium + ify”
  3. suffixed as calcification — “calcify + ation”

Definitions

  1. The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by the deposition of lime salt

    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.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at calcification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01calcification02bone03endoskeleton04cartilage05ossification

A definitional loop anchored at calcification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at calcification

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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