ossification

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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.

ossification

(ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən)

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

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

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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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

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ossificazione

ossification

[ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → osificación f

ossification

n → Verknöcherung f, → Ossifikation f (spec)

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.

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Cervical spine radiographs revealed complete bilateral ossification of the stylohyoid ligaments as well as advanced ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament (flowing hyperostosis) throughout the cervical and upper thoracic spine, abutting and displacing the prevertebral soft-tissues (Figures 1-3).

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sup][24] recruited 24 patients with thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), all of whom underwent posterior decompression (PD), and found the incidence of CSFL was 4.

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Microscopically, this lesion can exhibit myxofibrous tissue, FD-like features, ischemic-pattern ossification, lipomatous areas, and frequent cystic change.

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The mass did not enhance with contrast, but it contained clustered radiodense material in its center, suggesting ossification within the mass.