calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx

Fixation of calcium in the tissues, an occasional cause of tetany in infants.

Tetany refers to the hyperexcitability of nerves and muscles resulting from a decrease in the concentration of extracellular ionised calcium.

This may be associated with such conditions as parathyroid hypofunction, vitamin D deficiency, and alkalosis; or it may result from ingestion of alkaline salts.

It is characterized by carpopedal spasm (spasms or synchronous contractions of the neck, hands, and feet), muscular twitching and cramps, laryngospasm (spasm of the vocal cords and epiglottis) with inspiratory stridor (harsh sound heard during inhalation caused by air passing through a constricted passage), hyperreflexia (exaggerated reflexes), and choreiform (loss of neuronal functioning) movements.

In biology, regarding a plant growing in an environment rich in calcium salts; calcareous: Some calciphilic vegetables include spinach, parsnips, and asparagus.

Stopping the heart in the fully contracted state as a result of poisoning with calcium.

A reference to plants living on limestone or in soils rich in calcium salts. Applied to forms such as some lichens and Mollusca that erode or borrow in limestone.

A growing, microscopic center of calcification in the formation of dentin: Janet learned that a calcoglobule was the tiny maturing core of a calcified tissue which formed the main part of a tooth.

Inhabiting rocky limestone areas.

The capability to be estimated: The risks to be taken in the endeavour were calculable and determinable, and any dangers could be avoided.