Ossification
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Ossification
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1 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.
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2 n.
The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.
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3 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.
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4 n.
The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.