adjective
- not hardened or strengthened by the deposit of calcium salts
Usage: medical; biological
Examples
- The uncalcified cartilage in newborns gradually hardens as they grow.
- X-rays showed uncalcified tissue in the patient’s knee joint.
- The uncalcified shell of the young turtle was still flexible.
- Doctors found uncalcified deposits in the artery walls.
- The uncalcified bone matrix requires calcium to become strong.
- Marine biologists studied the uncalcified coral polyps.