Ossification meaning

What does “ossification” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“ossification” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the developmental process of bone formation.

ossification

noun

  1. the developmental process of bone formation

  2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material

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

  4. hardened conventionality

    Synonymsconformity

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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