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n. - Loss of calcium from bones or teeth.

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  • I'll cry if there's very very bad decalcification.
  • Vitamin K2 appears to assist in the decalcification of hard plaque formations.
  • Unneutralized ions may penetrate to the bone, causing decalcification and bone erosion.
  • I just ran a check on the natives, and there's a complete lack of harmful bacteria in their systems, no decalcification, no degeneration of tissue, no arteriosclerosis.
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