At that time, doctors noted a higher-than-normal death rate among those with the calcium deposits.

当时的医生已经注意到，有钙沉淀现象的患者其死亡率高于正常人。

This gradual process of healthy pancreatic tissue getting replaced by misshaped ducts, fibrosis, and calcium deposits is chronic pancreatitis.

健康的胰腺组织逐渐被畸形的导管、纤维组织和钙沉积物取代，这个渐进性的过程就是慢性胰腺炎。

Barnacles can be a major pain: as they grow they build up calcium deposits under a boat's paint.

藤壶危害很大。随着它们的生长，它们产生钙质物沉积在船的油漆层。

And there’s currently no medical treatment to break down these calcium deposits if they form.

如果这些钙沉积物形成，目前还没有药物可以分解它们。

In addition, in certain conditions like alcoholic acute pancreatitis calcium deposits of various sizes can accumulate on the plugs that form in the ducts.

此外，在特定情况下，比如酒精性急性胰腺炎，不同大小的钙沉积物会聚集在导管内形成的栓子上。

But a new study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell suggests that these bony calcium deposits are just an unfortunate byproduct of the heart trying to heal itself.

但发表在《细胞干细胞》杂志上的一项新研究表明，这些骨钙沉积只是心脏试图自我修复的不幸副产品。