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calcification

[kal-suh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌkæl sə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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“If there has already been enough damage to have calcification, now is the time to start some treatment for it,” says Khan.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

She stated the actual cause of death was narrowing and "calcification of his coronary arteries due to old age".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2025

Nevertheless, individuals who had large amounts of damaged teeth possessed higher rates of inflammation, brain tissue loss and aortic valve calcification.

From Salon Mar. 26, 2024

He co-authored a 2016 study showing that younger people with high apoB levels but normal LDL were at greater risk for coronary artery calcification, a relatively advanced stage of heart disease.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 2024

To this class belong fatty degeneration of cells, affection of arteries, calcification, and ossification of arteries, amyloid degeneration, and so forth.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

“One of the reasons why clinicians use this is because there is data that shows when there are coronary calcifications patients are more likely to take medications and to adopt other preventive therapies,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

“No significant masses, calcifications or other findings are seen in either breast.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

The commercially available AI system used for screening was trained by deep learning models to highlight and rate suspicious lesions and calcifications within mammograms.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2024

Cespedes will undergo a pair of surgeries to remove calcifications in both of his heels, an ailment that has bothered him dating back to his teenage years.

From Washington Times Jul. 26, 2018

My gynecologist calls: the mass is solid and has calcifications.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2010




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