Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Producing salts of lime, as in the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In zoology and anatomy, calcifying or calcified; that makes or is converted into chalk or other salt of lime: as, a calcific deposit in cartilage or membrane in the process of forming bone; a calcific process.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Calciferous. Specifically: (Zoöl.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
calcification - adjective Of or pertaining to the formation of
eggshells in birds and reptiles
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving or resulting from calcification
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Examples
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Ultrasound is also being used for image guided therapeutic injections to treat conditions such as calcific tendinitis and neuromas.
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Patients with MS have markers of inflammation, and calcific deposits in the central nervous system, but rarely do practicing neurologists seriously attempt to determine the cause of MS.
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This article outlines the surgical management of the most common painful conditions that affect the shoulder, including impingement, rotator cuff tear, frozen shoulder, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and calcific tendonitis.
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The patient was a 58-year-old male with severe calcific multivessel and left main disease with severe LV dysfunction (LVEF of 25%).
Medgadget 2010
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The patient was a 58-year-old male with severe calcific multivessel and left main disease with severe LV dysfunction (LVEF of 25%).
Medgadget 2010
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Patients with MS have markers of inflammation, and calcific deposits in the central nervous system, but rarely do practicing neurologists seriously attempt to determine the cause of MS.
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Calcific Tendonitis: Diagnosis and Treatment | Yoga and Meditation Frozen Shoulder which is the common term when referring to calcific tendonitis, which people suffer from very often.
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Calcific Tendonitis: Diagnosis and Treatment | Yoga and Meditation Frozen Shoulder which is the common term when referring to calcific tendonitis, which people suffer from very often.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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Calcific Tendonitis: Diagnosis and Treatment | Yoga and Meditation Frozen Shoulder which is the common term when referring to calcific tendonitis, which people suffer from very often.
We Blog A Lot 2009
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Keep in mind that structural imbalances will almost always accompany a calcific bursitis.
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