The introduction of minerals into a structure, as in the normal m. of bones and teeth or the pathologic m. of tissues, i.e., dystrophic or metastatic calcification.
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min·er·al·iza·tion also Brit min·er·al·isa·tion .min(-ə)-rəl-ə-'zā-shən n
1) the action of mineralizing
2) the state of being mineralized <\mineralization of bone>
Medical dictionary. 2011.