Calcified

/ˈkælsɪfaɪd/ adjective

Having undergone calcification; turned into or containing calcium deposits that have made something hard and stone-like.

Past participle of 'calcify,' combining Latin 'calcis' (lime) with the suffix '-fied' (made or caused to be). The term entered English medical vocabulary in the 1700s.

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