n, often attrib  :  a silver-white bivalent metallic element that is an alkaline earth metal, occurs only in combination, and is an essential constituent of most plants and animals - symbol Ca - see ELEMENTtable   .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  callosum  clys·ma  gly·ce·mia 
 
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