os·si·fi·ca·tion

(ŏs′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

1. The natural process of bone formation.

a. The hardening or calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.

b. A mass or deposit of such material.

a. The process of becoming set in a rigidly conventional pattern, as of behavior, habits, or beliefs.

b. Rigid, unimaginative convention.

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ossification

(ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. (Anatomy) the formation of or conversion into bone

2. the process of ossifying or the state of being ossified

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os·si·fi·ca·tion

(ŏs′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)

The process of bone formation, brought about by the action of specialized bone cells called osteoblasts.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	ossification - the developmental process of bone formation biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	ossification - the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material calcification - a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts)
	3.	ossification - the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior human process - a process in which human beings are involved
	4.	ossification - hardened conventionality conformity conventionalism, conventionality, convention - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Translations

ossificazione

ossification

[ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → osificación f

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ossification

n → Verknöcherung f, → Ossifikation f (spec)

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ossification

[ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → ossificazione f (fig) (of ideas) → fossilizzazione f

os·si·fi·ca·tion

n. osificación, proceso de desarrollo óseo.

n. osificación.

1. conversión de una sustancia en hueso;

2. desarrollo del hueso.