Definition of Ossify
Os´si`fy
v. t.
1.
(Physiol.)
To
form
into
bone
;
to
change
from
a
soft
animal
substance
into
bone
,
as
by
the
deposition
of
lime
salts
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Ossified
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Ossifying
.]
2.
To
harden
;
as
,
to
ossify
the
heart
.
v. i.
1.
(Physiol.)
To
become
bone
;
to
change
from
a
soft
tissue
to
a
hard
bony
tissue
.
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,
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,
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,
case
harden
,
cornify
,
firm
,
fossilize
,
harden
,
indurate
,
inure
,
lapidify
,
lithify
,
petrify
,
steel
,
temper
,
toughen
,
vitrify
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