Deposition of calcium in dying tissue is called

Dystrophic calcification is encountered in areas of necrosis of any type. It is viually inevitable in the atheromas of advanced atherosclerosis, associated with intimal injury in the aoa and large aeries and characterized by the accumulation of lipids Metastatic calcification can occur in normal tissues whenever there is hypercalcemia( Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th edition, page 26 )