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calcification
Deposition of Ca+2 in tissues.
Physiology:
- calcification of bone matrix is a physiological process (ossification)
Pathology:
- ectopic/dystrophic calcification may occur in response to injury or with aging
Related
Ca+2
ossification (primary/secondary)
Specific
ectopic/dystrophic calcification
metastatic calcification
General
concretion
mineralization