Meaning & use
calcified
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hardened due to deposits of calcium salts, or, figuratively, having become rigid and resistant to change
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X-rays showed a small calcified area in the tissue.
His once-flexible opinions had calcified into stubborn certainties over the years.
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Calcified is used literally in medicine (tissue hardened by calcium buildup) and figuratively for habits, systems, or beliefs that have become fixed and unyielding.
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