ossification — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The normal process by which bone is formed.

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   Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].

2. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.

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3. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

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Noun

1. the developmental process of bone formation

   Broader terms

   organic processbiological process

2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material

   Broader terms

   calcification

3. the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior

   Broader terms

   human process

4. hardened conventionality

   Synonyms

   conformity

   Broader terms

   conventionalityconventionconventionalism