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Ossification

//ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The normal process by which bone is formed. countable, uncountable

    "Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ]."

  2. 2
    hardened conventionality wordnet
  3. 3
    The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the developmental process of bone formation wordnet
  5. 5
    The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior wordnet
  2. 7
    the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material wordnet

Etymology

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.

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