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Definition of Ossification

1. Noun. The developmental process of bone formation.

2. Noun. The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.

3. Noun. The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior.

4. Noun. Hardened conventionality.

Definition of Ossification

1. n. The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis.

Definition of Ossification

1. Noun. the normal process by which bone is formed ¹

2. Noun. the calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed ¹

3. Noun. the process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ossification

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Medical Definition of Ossification

1. Pathology> The formation of bone or of a bony substance, the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance. Origin: L. Ossificatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ossification

ossicula ossicula auditus ossicula mentalia ossicular ossicular chain ossicular prosthesis ossicular replacement ossiculate ossiculated ossiculectomy

ossiculotomy ossiculum ossiferous ossific ossific centre ossification (current term) ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament ossifications ossified ossifier

ossifiers ossifies ossiform ossifrage ossifrages ossifragous ossify ossifying ossifying cartilage ossilegium

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