Calcification is often confused with ossification.
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Ossification
/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
Synonyms for "ossification" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(2 words)
bone formationbone growth
Strong matches (6)
Verb(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (10)
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More general
9 entriesbiological processcalcificationconventionconventionalismconventionalityhuman processmental stateorganic processpathologic process
More specific
7 entriesbureaucratic ossificationendochondral ossificationintellectual ossificationintramembranous ossificationmyositis ossificansneurogenic heterotopic ossificationposttraumatic ossification
Collocations
6 entriesbone formationendochondral ossificationheterotopic ossificationintramembranous ossificationmyositis ossificansossification center
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1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].
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