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cal·ci·fy

 (kăl′sə-fī′)
tr. & intr.v. cal·ci·fied, cal·ci·fy·ing, cal·ci·fies
1. To make or become stony or chalky by deposition of calcium salts.
2. To make or become inflexible and unchanging.
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calcified

(ˈkælsɪfaɪd)
adj
(Pathology) hardened by deposition of calcium
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calcified

[ˈkælsɪfaɪd] adjcalcifié(e)
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In addition, we observed not only that his left styloid process was elongated (3.0 cm), but also that his stylohyoid ligament was calcified to the hyoid and possibly fractured (figure 2).
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