ossification
noun
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Definition of ossification
1a
: the natural process of bone formation
b
: the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance
2
: a mass or particle of ossified tissue
3
: a tendency toward or state of being molded into a rigid, conventional, sterile, or unimaginative condition
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Meanwhile, our Huffy was in the beginning throes of ossification, its chain and sprockets a rusty mess. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "Does a Rust-Proof Bike Really Exist?," 18 July 2019 Intriguingly, as Laura Geggel of Live Science notes, the patterns of ossification observed in the Las Hoyas fossil are different from those seen in among other baby enantiornithines. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "127-Million-Year-Old Baby Bird Fossil Offers Peek Into Ancient Avian Development," 6 Mar. 2018 Trauma to muscle, such as a fall or injury, may trigger rapid ossification of the area. — Fox News, "Boy with rare 'Stone Man' disorder won't let it stop baseball dreams," 18 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ossification.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ossification
noun
os·si·fi·ca·tion
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Medical Definition of ossification
1a
: the process of bone formation usually beginning at particular centers in each prospective bone and involving the activities of special osteoblasts that segregate and deposit inorganic bone substance about themselves — compare calcification sense a
b
: an instance of this process
2a
: the condition of being altered into a hard bony substance
ossification of soft tissue
b
: a mass or particle of ossified tissue : a calcareous deposit in the tissues
ossifications in the aortic wall