Calcification Definition & Meaning

calcification
noun
  1. a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
  2. tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts
  3. an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"

"Calcification" in song lyrics

See how calcification is used in real songs:

  • "breast calcification"
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  • "soft tissue calcification"
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  • "carotid calcification"
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