ossification
nounUK /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ · US /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.
1
The normal process by which bone is formed.
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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.
- Derived terms
- coossification, deossification, epiossification, hyperossification, overossification, reossification
- Related terms
- ossiferous, ossific, ossified, ossifier, ossify