Look up: ossification

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   ossification
   [n] - the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material 2. [n] - the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior 3. [n] - the developmental process of bone formation 4. [n] - hardened conventionality
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   Ossification
   the formation and maintenance of bone
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   Ossification
   The process by which bone is formed.
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   Ossification
   Ossification: The process of creating bone, that is of transforming cartilage (or fibrous tissue) into bone. The human skeleton initially consists largely of cartilage which is relatively soft and is gradually transformed into hard bone during infant and child development. The verb corresponding to 'ossification' is 'ossify.' Cartilage becomes ossi ...
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   Ossification
   Os`si·fi·ca'tion noun [ Confer French ossification . See Ossify .] 1. (Physiol.) The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis. » Besides the natural ossification of growing tissue, there is the so-called accidental ossific ...
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   ossification
   <orthopaedics> Pathology> The formation of bone or of a bony substance, the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance. ... Origin: L. Ossificatio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   ossification
   noun hardened conventionality
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   ossification
   noun the developmental process of bone formation
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   Ossification
   `Ossification` is the process of bone formation, in which connective tissues, such as cartilage are turned to bone or bone-like tissue. The ossified tissue is invaginated with blood vessels. These blood vessels bring minerals like calcium and deposit it in the ossifying tissue. Bone formation is a dynamic process, with cells called osteoblasts depositing minerals, and osteoclasts removing bone.
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    ossification
    (os″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) formation of or conversion into bone or a bony substance.
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    Ossification
    • (n.) The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis. • (n.) The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.
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    ossification
    (L. ossificatio) the formation of bone or of a bony substance; the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance.
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    ossification
    
    1. the process of bone formation
    2. hardened conventionality
    
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    Ossification
    The hardening of soft tissues, such as ligament or cartilage, into bone.
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