Synonym: Ca, atomic number 20. Similar words: calculate, calculation, miscalculate, mercalli scale, odium, falcon, medium, talcum. Meaning: ['kælsɪəm] 
n. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals.
n. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals. 
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31. The calcium waves spreading through glial cells may constitute a long-range signalling network acting in concert with conventional neuronal networks.
32. They develop mainly in fresh tap water, especially if it contains a high percentage of calcium salts.
33. In contrast, only epithelial cells from ulcerative colitis showed an appreciable increase after calcium ionophore induction.
34. It is very sensitive to calcium and does not do well in alkaline or hard water.
35. By instigating a calcium deficiency inside the cells, the drugs cause muscles lining arterial walls to relax.
36. During calcium ingestion, factors such as calcitonin might attenuate bone resorption, while bone calcium deposition continues.
37. The use of calcium chloride must be discouraged because of the potential for serious burns in the infusion area.
38. It is considerably higher in protein, calcium, and vitamins, than any other hay.
39. When the uremia is severe enough to warrant dialysis, this therapy usually results in a correction of the serum calcium concentration.
40. It may be a little harder to get a fix on calcium.
41. For polio patients, however, something more than inactivity was involved in the loss of calcium.
42. Both increased bone resorption and increased intestinal absorption of calcium occur.
43. Case studies show that there is a reciprocal relationship between calcium and phosphorus.
44. What's more there is the added benefits of calcium and iron.
45. The important minerals are calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and iodine.
46. He squeezed off a shot at the calcium stone threatening to clog the core, then another; then another.
47. Consequently, the lytic activity of faecal water was decreased. Dietary phosphate did not interfere with these intestinal effects of calcium.
48. All diuretics of the thiazide group enhance the distal tubular reabsorption of calcium.
49. However these products tend not to be as rich in calcium as dairy products and red fish.
50. In the rat cerebral cortex in the absence of calmodulin[sentencedict.com], calcium has a negligible effect at low concentrations.
51. However, it is not a problem of calcium deficiency; eating extra milk or cheese doesn't help the condition.
52. However, at high concentrations of intracellular calcium, all calmodulin binding sites are occupied.
53. Looking at the table we can see how low the calcium level is in cereals.
54. The mineral calcite is made up of carbonate sheets and intervening planes of calcium ions.
55. Intestinal Calcium Absorption. Dietary calcium gains access to the organism mostly by transport in the small intestine.
56. Calcium is sometimes added deliberately to clays in the form of animal bone ash.
57. In the chronic therapy of hypercalcemia caused by increased bone resorption or increased intestinal calcium absorption glucocorticoids are effective.
58. Dietary phosphate did not interfere with these intestinal effects of calcium.
59. The second reason for calcium deficiency is the fact that the body has difficulty absorbing the mineral.
60. This unit removes calcium and magnesium from the water,[Sentencedict] preventing limescale from building up in the machine and on your tableware.
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