What is another word for Calcified?
Pronunciation: [kˈalsɪfˌa͡ɪd] (IPA) 
The term "calcified" is used to describe when something has become hardened or solidified due to the deposition of calcium salts. Some synonyms associated with calcified are ossified, petrified, fossilized, rigidified, solidified, and hardened. Often in the medical field, calcified is used when referring to organs and tissues such as teeth, bones, and blood vessels. The term "ossified" is often used in place of calcified in reference to bones, particularly when describing the effect of aging. Similarly, "petrified" describes the hardening of something organic, as if turned to stone, and "fossilized" is commonly used in paleontology in reference to the hardening of once-living organisms.
