calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx
(Latin: lime, calcium; heel, bone of the tarsus; to tread; derived from calx, calcis, "limestone, lime, pebble"; from Greek words halix and psephos, "small stone, pebble".)
calces
calcic
calcicole (verb), calcicoles; calcicoled; calcicoling
Living in environments rich in calcium, in limestone, or in chalky soil.
calcicolous (adjective), more calcicolous, most calcicolous
Pertaining to plants or creatures living in soil that is rich in lime.
calcicosis
Pneumoconiosis from the inhalation of limestone dust or fibrosis and scarring of the lungs as a result of the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation.
calciferous
calcific
calcification
calcify (verb), calcifies; calcified; calcifying
calcimine
calcination
calcine
calcinosis
A condition characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium salts in various tissues.
The deposits appear as nodules or plaques and may occur in the skin, connective tissue, muscles, or intervertebral disks.
Usually the nodules occur as a result of a preexisting inflammatory degenerative or neoplastic dermatosis, primarily scleroderma.
calciotropism
calcipenia, calcipenic
A condition in which there is an insufficient amount of calcium in the tissues and fluids of the body.
