Medical term:
decalcification
decalcification
[de-kal″sĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]1. the process of removing calcareous matter.
2. the loss of calcium salts from bones or teeth.
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de·cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
(dē'kal-si-fi-kā'shŭn),1. Removal of lime or calcium salts, chiefly tricalcium phosphate, from bones and teeth, either in vitro or in vivo as a result of a pathologic process.
2. Precipitation of calcium from blood as by oxalate or fluoride, or the conversion of blood calcium to an un-ionized form as by citrate, thus preventing or delaying coagulation.
[L. de-, away, + calx (calc-), lime, + facio, to make]
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de·cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
(dē-kal'si-fi-kā'shŭn)1. Removal of calcium salts from bones and teeth, either in vitro or as a result of a pathologic process.
2. Precipitation of calcium from blood as by oxalate or fluoride, or the conversion of blood calcium to an un-ionized form as by citrate, thus preventing or delaying coagulation.
[L. de-, away, + calx (calc-), lime, + facio, to make]
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decalcification
Loss of calcium and other mineral salts from the normally mineralized tissues, bone and teeth. This occurs in OSTEOMALACIA and in OSTEOPOROSIS.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
de·cal·ci·fi·ca·tion
(dē-kal'si-fi-kā'shŭn)Removal of calcium salts from bones and teeth.
[L. de-, away, + calx (calc-), lime, + facio, to make]
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