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calcification

[‚kal·sə·fə′kā·shən]

(geochemistry)

Any process of soil formation in which the soil colloids are saturated to a high degree with exchangeable calcium, thus rendering them relatively immobile and nearly neutral in reaction.

(physiology)

The deposit of calcareous matter within the tissues of the body.

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Previous studies have found a prevalence of carotid calcification on panoramic radiographs close to this study's results, ranging from 5.

Prevalencia de imagens sugestivas de calcificacoes da arteria carotida em radiografias panoramicas e sua relacao com fatores predisponentes

establish causal or temporal relationships between serum magnesium and coronary artery calcification," and the association between magnesium deficiency and arterial calcification may not hold true for people with a different ethnicity.

Magnesium and cardiovascular health

Calcification in the axillary lymph nodes is uncommon on mammography [9-11] although approximately 520% of primary breast carcinomas have mammographically detectable calcifications.

CT Findings of Axillary Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis: A Case Detected by Breast Cancer Screening Examination

Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification (IBGC), also known as Fahr's syndrome, refers to abnormal bilateral calcium deposits in the basal ganglia and other regions of the brain.

A case of idiopathic basal ganglia calcification and brief review of the literature

The findings were consistent with metastatic pulmonary calcification.

Metastatic pulmonary calcification

Already extensively studied, vascular calcification is highly prevalent and occurs in even those patients who are under 30 years of age, an indication of its importance with regard to mortality (22, 23).

Longitudinal observations on the mineral metabolism of dialysis patients at the University Hospital

Here we present the case of a posttraumatic lower-extremity amputee who had also intraligamentous calcification of MCL, mimicking PSS.

Intraligamentous calcification of the medial collateral ligament mimicking pellegrini-stieda syndrome in a lower-extremity amputee/Alt ekstremite amputasyonlu bir hastada pellegrini-stieda sendromu'na benzeyen intraligamentoz medial kollateral ligament kalsifikasyonu

Patients with RA are more likely to have coronary artery calcifications compared with those without RA.

Rheumatoid arthritis poses high risk for cardiovascular problems

Similarly, to document and detect changes in coral reef calcification, we need dateable and measurable records of calcification rates.

Perspectives on massive coral growth rates in a changing ocean

For many years, vascular calcification was considered to be a passive, degenerative, and end-stage process of atherosclerosis and inflammation.

Research Progress on the Relationship between Coronary Artery Calcification and Chronic Renal Failure

The firm will use the proceeds from this financing to advance its lead enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Generalised Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) and Autosomal Recessive Hypophosphatemic Rickets Type 2 (ARHR2) into the clinic.

Inozyme Pharma raises USD49m Series A financing

It also provides new targets for potential therapies to prevent or treat atherosclerotic vascular calcification and arterial stiffness.