ossification

Noun

Meaning

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.

The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

conformity setting accordance freezing accord hardening crystallization sclerosis coagulation solidification stiffening arteriosclerosis osteogenesis solidifying calcification
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Antonyms

difference opposition rebellion arguing breach disagreement
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Hypernyms

convention calcification conventionalism conventionality organic process biological process

Related terms

ossified ossify ossiferous ossific ossifier

Examples

All preserve bones that show a relatively high degree of hardening (ossification) for their age, and wing proportions similar to adults. Source: Internet

In the bones, estradiol accelerates ossification of cartilage into bone, leading to closure of the epiphyses and conclusion of growth. Source: Internet

In 1995, in a special edition of Siskel & Ebert devoted to Tarantino, Gene Siskel argued that Pulp Fiction posed a major challenge to the "ossification of American movies with their brutal formulas". Source: Internet

Next, the chondrocytes cease to divide and begin to hypertrophy (enlarge), much like they do in the primary ossification center of the fetus. Source: Internet

Osteochondrosis is a pathological condition in which normal endochondral ossification, the metamorphoses of cartilage to bone, is disturbed. Source: Internet

Other possible side effects There is evidence that valproic acid may cause premature growth plate ossification in children and adolescents, resulting in decreased height. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ossiferous ossific ossificated ossified ossifier ossifluent