The process of suffusing tissues with calcium salts.

This condition described in 1930 by T. Fahr (and therefore called Fahr syndrome) is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex). Symptoms may include motor function deterioration, dementia, mental retardation, spastic [..]

Deposits of calcium in the tissues. Calcification in the breast can be seen on a mammogram, but cannot be detected by touch. There are two types of breast calcification, macrocalcification and microca [..]

A dry environment soil-forming process that results in the accumulation of calcium carbonate in surface soil layers.

Form of mineralization in which organic tissue becomes hardened by deposition of calcium salts within its substance.

Hardening of tissue resulting from the formation of calcium salts

The process by which noncellular material in the body becomes hardened due to deposits of calcium and other materials.

process by which calcium or calcium salts build up in organic tissue.

accumulation of calcium carbonate in upper soil layers. Frequent in semi-arid areas and in grasslands. Calcifuge: a plant that avoids calcareous soils.

hardening (pop)

Abnormal deposits of calcium and magnesium salts in tissue.

The build-up of calcium salts in body tissue. It is a normal part of bone formation, but it can also occur in the blood vessels, causing cardiovascular disease.

(n) a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)(n) tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts(n) an inflexible and unchanging state

Process whereby the soil is kept sufficiently supplied with calcium to saturate the soil cation exchange sites.

  Deposition of calcium salts. A process in which tissues in the body becomeshardened as a result of the precipitates of calcium carbonate or other calcium salts normally occuring in the formation of [..]

The buildup of calcium deposits in soft tissue, causing it to harden. Often seen in breast tissue by mammography or in coronary arteries by x-ray or cardiac CT scans.

Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by a deposit of calcium salts within its substance.

 A disease state in which calcium from the blood collects in the body tissues. When this occurs on the leaflets of the heart’s valves, it may cause them to harden and reduce their ability to open and close properly.

the process of deposition of calcium salts. In the formation of bone this is a normal condition. In other organs, this could be an abnormal condition; for example, calcification of the aortic valve ca [..]

Pathologic deposition of Calcium Salts in Tissues.

Process by which organic Tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of Calcium Salts.

The process whereby Calcium Salts are deposited in the Dental Enamel. The process is normal in the development of bones and Teeth. (Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p43)

Deposition of Calcium into the Blood Vessel structures. Excessive calcification of the vessels are associated with Atherosclerotic Plaques formation particularly after Myocardial Infarction (see Monck [..]

Process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by the physiologic deposit of calcium salts.

The abnormal hardening or stiffening of a body part caused by deposits of calcium.

Deposits of calcium in the tissues. Calcification in the breast can be seen on a mammogram, but cannot be detected by touch. There are two types of breast calcification, macrocalcification and microcalcification. Macrocalcifications are large deposits and are usually not related to cancer. Microcalcifications are specks of calcium that may be found [..]

Small deposits of calcium seen as dots on a mammogram.

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 calcareous degeneration of tissue. [..]

Calcification is the process in which calcium builds up in body tissue where there normally isn't any calcium. It can occur in almost any part of the body. Over time, the calcification may stop that part of the body working normally.