to calcify
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7.4
- verb
- /ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪ/
- Specialized
:
calcificarse
- We do know that two of the lesions had calcified, indicating bone material was present.
- calcified nodule
- calcified cysts
- calcified lesions
It it, it does calcify kind of like a a crab's shell.
- It it, it does calcify kind of like a a crab's shell.
- The bones have been decalcified and then they they rest and they come out and, and break out through the navel, which does not calcify.
Examples
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The bones have completely calcified.
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CT scans display calcified nodules significantly in this stage compared to MRI images.
Academic text (2016) -
Oh man, it calcifies and becomes basically a big stone.
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You take it apart and stuff is calcified and messed up.
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Most tuberculomas remain stable for many years, and many calcify.
Academic text (2007) -
So, the bone didn't fully calcify, leaving the appearance of a fresh wound.
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It's a calcified nodule.
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The parasite is dead at this stage, but the patient may show seizures due to the presence of the calcified nodules.
Academic text (2016) -
In its last calcified stage, the lesions become extremely small calcified nodules with no edema and decreased ring enhancement.
Academic text (2016) -
When the old pipes were exposed to water for years, they started to calcify, making the water flow very slow.
Synonyms
55
4.4
To change from a liquid or gas into a hard state as it cools
27
2.6
Make something hard or solid
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6.0
To form crystals, like salt or sugar from a liquid
1
7.4
To change something into stone over a long time
To turn into solid rock over time
To become hard as minerals collect inside things like bones
Antonyms
How Hard
- Specialized
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9.3
- Specialized
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7.4
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2.6
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3.7
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
calcify = calcium (transparent) = calc + ify
Formed from the combining form 'calc-' (relating to calcium/stone) plus the productive suffix '-ify' meaning 'to make or become', so the physical meaning 'to become or make stony/harden' is directly derived.
Etymology
Calcify comes from the Latin calx 'lime' or 'stone', the same root as calcium and chalk, so it originally means to become hard and stony when minerals build up. So when bones or pipes calcify, they turn hard and may block or stop working properly.