calcification

== English == === Etymology === From calcify + -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === calcification (countable and uncountable, plural calcifications) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kal.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === calcification m (plural calcifications) calcification === Further reading === “calcification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012