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[CorU]medicalspecializedagradualincreasein theamountofcalciuminbodytissue, sometimes as aresponsetoinjury,causingthetissuetoharden, or anareaof suchtissue: 钙化 Wefrequentlyfoundthe calcification ofligamentsandmuscleattachments. Arterialwallsmaydevelopcalcifications, whichreducetheabilityof thevesselstotransportbloodadequately.动脉血管壁可能出现钙化,降低血管正常输送血液的能力。 [U]theprocessin whichideas,systems,methods, etc.becomefixedanddifficulttochangeover aperiodoftime: It is verydifficulttopreventthe calcification ofpublicopinion. The calcification of thetechnologycomes at the end of alongperiodofinnovation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesKeeping and staying the same - anti-progressive
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See more results » (Definition ofcalcificationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)agradualincreasein theamountofcalciuminbodytissue, sometimes as aresponsetoinjury,causingthetissuetoharden, or anareaof suchtissue 钙化Arterialwallsmaydevelopcalcifications, whichreducetheabilityof thevesselstotransportbloodadequately.动脉血管壁可能出现钙化,降低血管正常输送血液的能力。 Examplesofcalcificationcalcification In this context, pancreaticcalcificationand a normal small-bowel biopsy virtually establishes an exocrine pancreatic cause of diarrhoea.From theCambridge English Corpus The left fibula has a large, irregularcalcificationfrom the posterior surface of the proximal diaphysis consistent with myositis ossificans.From theCambridge English Corpus It is well recognised that benign calcifications occur naturally in the subcutaneous tissues of the breast, usually within sebaceous glands.From theCambridge English Corpus Recent reports suggest that the durability of these valves is limited, and that pregnancy accelerates their degeneration andcalcification.From theCambridge English Corpus In this case extracalcificationin the hands and wrists (e, f) and face with depressed nasal bridge (g) were diagnostic.From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, they represented grosscalcificationof the mitral valve, and of the papillary muscles, as a consequence of viral myocarditis.From theCambridge English Corpus However, cataracts, microphthalmos, necrosis, calcifications, blindness, anterior chamber and optic disk malformations and papillary membrane vestiges have also been described.From theCambridge English Corpus Other fetal organs can be involved such as the fetal heart (cardiomegaly with a thick myocardium which may contain punctuate calcifications) or the fetal lung.From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, several regions were severely affected, presenting in addition dystrophiccalcification.From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the nonocular symptoms were of a neurological nature, with intracranial calcifications predominating.From theCambridge English Corpus Second, diffuse calcifications have been associated with a higher rate of axillary lymph node involvement and proved to be so in this case.From theCambridge English Corpus There was fibrotic replacement of the muscle fibers with spottycalcificationand rare lymphocytes in the septum.From theCambridge English Corpus Special attention was given to the raphe and the leaflets, thecalcificationof which can lead to stenosis.From theCambridge English Corpus In the remaining 12 cases, we were unable to discover nodules, althoughcalcificationof four valves made the examination of leaflets difficult.From theCambridge English Corpus These classifications take account of variations in morphology of the cysts such ascalcificationor the presence of a detached laminated layer or daughter cysts.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/calcification## |