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recalcification

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re·cal·ci·fi·ca·tion (r-kls-f-kshn)
n.
The restoration of lost calcium salts to body tissues.

recalcification
[rēkal′sifikā′shən]
Etymology: L, re + calx, lime, facere, to make
the restoration of lost calcium salts in the body needed for normal neuromuscular excitability, excitation-coupling contraction in cardiac and smooth muscle stimulus-secretion coupling, maintenance of tight junctions between cells, blood clotting, and compressional strength of bone.


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