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decalcify

[de-kal´sĭ-fi]

to undergo decalcification.

de·cal·ci·fy

(dē-kal'si-fī),

To remove lime or calcium salts, especially from bones or teeth.

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decalcify

(dē-kăl′sə-fī′)

v. decalci·fied, decalci·fying, decalci·fies

v.tr.

To remove calcium or calcium compounds from (bones or teeth, for example).

v.intr.

To lose calcium or calcium compounds.

de·cal′ci·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

de·cal′ci·fi′er n.

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