SINCE 1828
ossification
noun
os·si·fi·ca·tion
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Definition of ossification
1a
: the natural process of bone formation
b
: the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance
2
: a mass or particle of ossified tissue
3
: a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile, or unimaginative condition
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ossification
noun
os·si·fi·ca·tion
| \ ˌäs-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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Medical Definition of ossification
1a
: the process of bone formation usually beginning at particular centers in each prospective bone and involving the activities of special osteoblasts that segregate and deposit inorganic bone substance about themselves — compare calcification sense a
b
: an instance of this process
2a
: the condition of being altered into a hard bony substance
ossification of soft tissue
b
: a mass or particle of ossified tissue : a calcareous deposit in the tissues
ossifications in the aortic wall
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