Definition of Decalcify. Meaning of Decalcify. Synonyms of Decalcify

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Definition of Decalcify

Decalcify
Decalcify De*cal"ci*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decalcified; p. pr. & vb. n. Decalcifying.] To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.

Meaning of Decalcify from wikipedia

- Calcification is the ac****ulation of calcium salts in a body tissue. It normally occurs in the formation of bone, but calcium can be deposited abnormally...
- Light micrograph of decalcified cancellous bone tissue displaying osteoblasts actively synthesizing osteoid, containing two osteocytes....
- (brunified, decalcified and/or podsolized). The glacial till is generally decalcified to 3–4 metres; thinner strata may be entirely decalcified. Very common...
- mechanisms of action, including the promotion of remineralization of decalcified enamel, the inhibition of the cariogenic microbial metabolism in dental...
- interior intact, which comprises dentine and cementine. Enamel is quickly decalcified in acids, perhaps by dissolution by plant acids or via diagenetic solutions...
- waves to which it is subjected. These joints start out calcified, and decalcify as they grow older. After decalcifying they grow much longer, then fatten...
- bone surface, appearing directly above osteoblast-like precursor cells (decalcified matrix). Note the elongated cell processes that are surrounded by the...
- SDEO: Dental pulp of a stained and decalcified tooth....
- appearance similar to a pumice stone. Sequestra appear osteoporotic and decalcified. Separation of the dead bone from the surrounding bone appears clearly...
- enzymes digest and degrade collagen and other organic components of decalcified bone matrix. The degradation products are phagocytosed by osteoclasts...