Medical Dictionary
petrify
verb pet·ri·fy \ˈpe-trə-ˌfī\
pet·ri·fiedpet·ri·fy·ing
Medical Definition of PETRIFY
transitive verb
: to convert (organic matter) into stone or a stony substance
intransitive verb
: to become stone or like stone
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