ossification

American  

[os-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of ossifying.

2. the state of being ossified.

3. something that has ossified; a bony formation.

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ossification British  

/ ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. the formation of or conversion into bone

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

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ossification Scientific  

/ ŏs′ə-fĭ-kā′shən /

1. The process of bone formation, brought about by the action of specialized bone cells called osteoclasts, which absorb old bone tissue, and osteoblasts, which form from osteoclasts and produce new bone tissue. This remodeling of bone is a constant process that maintains bone strength.

2. See more at osteoblast osteoclast

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Etymology

Origin of ossification

1690–1700; < Latin ossi-, combining form of os bone + -fication

Example Sentences

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ossification

The ossification of the bone fragments also indicates that pressure was occasionally applied to the stump as the young hunter-gatherer probably rested on it after the limb was removed, he added.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022

Bones can grow in thickness throughout life, but after age 25, ossification functions primarily in bone remodeling and repair.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Intramembranous ossification is the process of bone development from fibrous membranes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

At birth, ossification of much of the bone has occurred, but the hyaline cartilage of the epiphyseal plate will remain throughout childhood and adolescence to allow for bone lengthening.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Calcification and ossification of blood-vessels are frequent when the latter become dilated, as in aneurisms, whether these occur as circumscribed tumors or as a serpentine elongation and widening of the affected vessel.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various