Definition of Ossification
Os`si`fi`ca´tion
n.
1.
(Physiol.)
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
.
2.
The
state
of
being
changed
into
a
bony
substance
;
also
,
a
mass
or
point
of
ossified
tissue
.
Related Words
calcification
,
ossify
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