Medical Definition of Calculus II
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A hard, yellowish to brownish black deposit or teeth formed largely through the mineralisation of dead bacteria in dental plaques by the calcium salts in salivary secretions and subgingival transudates.
Synonym: tartar.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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