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The process of bone formation
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ossification
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 the normal process by which bone is formed 2 the calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed 3 the process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1690s, from Latin ossis "of bones," genitive of os "bone" (see osseous ) + -fication .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ossification (or osteogenesis ) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts . It is synonymous with bone tissue formation. There are two processes resulting in the formation of normal, healthy bone tissue: ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the developmental process of bone formation the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior hardened conventionality [syn: conformity ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ossification \Os`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ossification. See Ossify .] (Physiol.) 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; ...
Usage examples of ossification.
Washington might spell the beginnings of a slow ossification into the role of dedicated administrator, and a waning of the dynamism that had helped fling humanity across the Solar System.
Ossification of the fontanelles in a mature infant would necessarily prevent full development of the brain.
Inflammation of the endocardium, the lining membrane of the heart, may cause a thickening of it, and ossification of the valves of the heart, thus impairing its function.
As ossification proceeds, the cup-shaped cavities are converted into closed interstices of bone, with extremely thin lamellae, or layers.