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Vinony

ossification

noun

  1. formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance
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Pronunciation: /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ / /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

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

  1. The normal process by which bone is formed.

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

  2. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
  3. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.