decalcification
Americannoun
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the act or process of decalcifying.
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the loss of calcium or calcium compounds, as from bone or soil.
Other Word Forms
- nondecalcification noun
Etymology
Origin of decalcification
First recorded in 1855–60; decalci(fy) + -fication
Example Sentences
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Initial evaluations of the animal found she had 10 pathological fractures, or breaks caused by weak bones, which veterinarians said occurred because of the decalcification of her bones.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024
Future reef decalcification under a business-as-usual CO2 emission scenario.
From Nature • Mar. 13, 2018
Besides checking for dehydration, shifts in blood volume and possible decalcification of the bones, he is particularly concerned about the problem of orthostatic hypotension, which is created by weightlessness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Is monitoring bone decalcification the reason we ventured into the cosmos in the first place?
From Time Magazine Archive
It consists in the decalcification of mature bone, with the advancing diminution of the compact portion of bone by absorption.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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