calcification
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Mammograms may be used to reveal calcification in breast arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
She stated the actual cause of death was narrowing and "calcification of his coronary arteries due to old age".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
Nevertheless, individuals who had large amounts of damaged teeth possessed higher rates of inflammation, brain tissue loss and aortic valve calcification.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
And, as a next step, the team plans to continue monitoring and exploring aspects like coral growth, calcification, and the impacts of recurring marine heatwaves.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024
These plates are of a faint-brown or yellowish colour, and are conspicuous: the degree of calcification differs considerably; some are quite brittle and very thin, others half horny, and effervesce only slightly in acids.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
“One of the reasons why clinicians use this is because there is data that shows when there are coronary calcifications patients are more likely to take medications and to adopt other preventive therapies,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
“No significant masses, calcifications or other findings are seen in either breast.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
The complete absence of coronary calcifications, on the other hand, is a good indicator of the absence of advanced atherosclerosis.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Cespedes will undergo a pair of surgeries to remove calcifications in both of his heels, an ailment that has bothered him dating back to his teenage years.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
She cried because Alícia had “such a little head,” but doctors waited a month to tell her Alícia had microcephaly and brain calcifications, confirmed by a brain scan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2017