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noun os·si·fi·ca·tion \ ˌä-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən \

Definition of ossification

1 a :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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noun os·si·fi·ca·tion \ ˌäs-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən \

medical Definition of ossification

1 a :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 a
b :an instance of this process
2 a :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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ossificatory

\ˈäs-ə-fə-kə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtȯr-; esp British ˌäs-ə-fə-ˈkāt-(ə-)rē\ adjective

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