calcified
adjective uk/ˈkæl.sɪ.faɪd/ us/ˈkæl.sə.faɪd/
medical specialized（使）钙化;（使）硬化
(of body tissue) hard because of an increase in the amount of calcium, sometimes because of injury
His family doctor thought it was a calcified cyst. 他的家庭医生认为是钙化性囊肿。
At least three of the lesions had become calcified. 至少有三个病灶已经钙化。
（思想、系统、方法等）固化，僵化
(of ideas, systems, methods, etc.) fixed and difficult to change
Reform-minded leaders want to reinvigorate calcified institutions. 具有改革思想的领导人希望重振僵化的机构。
Her work underscores just how calcified much of cinema is. 她的工作强调显示了许多电影是多么的僵化。
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- Half of those getting a heart scan show some calcified plaque.
- A calcified mass was located in the posterior wall of the eyeball.
- The surgeon described the aorta as "heavily calcified".
- They're entrenched in calcified points of view, highly partisan, and you won't change them.
- The calcified bureaucracies of our national security institutions are not capable of rapid change.