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calcify
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cal·ci·fy (kls-f)
v.
To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.

calcify
to mineralize by the deposition of calcium salts.

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Coarse or stippled calcifications within the tumor mass can be seen on both plain films and CT in nearly all cases.
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We are looking at how kidney stones start as very small calcifications inside the kidney and then eventually grow into stones," said Mayo Clinic's John Lieske.
 
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