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calcify

/ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪ/

Translations

calcifyverb

calcified

Past Simple

calcified

Past Participle

calcifying

Gerund

/ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪ/

se calcifierEn parlant d’un tissu ou d’une substance qui se durcit par dépôt de sels de calcium.

The doctor explained that the tissue had started to calcify.

Le médecin a expliqué que le tissu avait commencé à se calcifier.

calcifierSens médical ou technique, transitif.

Long-term inflammation can calcify the tendons.

Une inflammation de longue durée peut calcifier les tendons.

Additional translations

se durcirSens figuré : devenir inflexible ou inchangeable.

Synonyms

calcifyverb

To become inflexible or unchangeable; to harden.

Over time, his opinions began to calcify, making it difficult for him to accept new ideas.

To deposit calcium salts in soft tissue, causing it to harden.

The doctor explained that the tissue had started to calcify, which was causing the stiffness.

To cause (a tissue or substance) to harden by depositing calcium salts; to make hard and inflexible.

Long-term inflammation can calcify the tendons, reducing their elasticity.