D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Calcification

/(kăl`sĭ*fĭ*kā"shŭn)/ · Cal·ci·fi·ca·tion · IPA /ˌkælsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
01 n. 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 …
  1. 1.
    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.(Physiol.)