calcification

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Calcification is the process of deposition of mineral salts on the collagen fiber matrix that crystallizes and hardens the tissue.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Calcification of the teeth begins at the seventeenth week of fœtal life.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

Calcification and ossification of blood-vessels are frequent when the latter become dilated, as in aneurisms, whether these occur as circumscribed tumors or as a serpentine elongation and widening of the affected vessel.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various