ossification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (General-American)
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- /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The normal process by which bone is formed.
Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].
2010 January 29, Anita Woods et al., “Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 13, →DOI:
- (countable, uncountable) The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
- (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ossifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epiossification · coossification · overossification · deossification · hyperossification · reossification
Relateds
ossified · ossifier · ossific · ossiferous · ossify
Translations (58)
sv ossifikation (process by which bone is formed) · da forbening (process by which bone is formed) · la ossificatio (process by which bone is formed) · sl osifikacija (process by which bone is formed) · ja 骨化 (process by which bone is formed) · de Verknöcherung (process by which bone is formed) · fi luuduttaminen (calcification of tissue) · ca ossificació (process by which bone is formed) · lv osifikācija (process by which bone is formed) · sh okoštávānje (process by which bone is formed) · ru оссифика́ция (process by which bone is formed) · hy ոսկրացում (process by which bone is formed) · sh окошта́ва̄ње (process by which bone is formed) · kk оссификация (process by which bone is formed) · sv benbildning (process by which bone is formed) · bg вкостеняване (calcification of tissue) · cmn 骨化 (process by which bone is formed) · ga cnámhú (process by which bone is formed) · io ostifado (process by which bone is formed) · es osificación (process by which bone is formed) · de Ossifikation (process by which bone is formed) · kmr hestîbûn (process by which bone is formed) · nl beenvorming (process by which bone is formed) · fi luutuminen (process of becoming set mentally) · fi luutuma (calcification of tissue) · cs kostnatění (process by which bone is formed) · kk сүйек түзуі (process by which bone is formed) · ro osificare (process by which bone is formed) · th การกลายเป็นกระดูก (process by which bone is formed) · he התגרמות (process by which bone is formed) · el οστεοποίηση (process by which bone is formed) · da ossifikation (process by which bone is formed) · pl osyfikacja (process by which bone is formed) · cs osifikace (process by which bone is formed) · nl ossificatie (process by which bone is formed) · bg осификация (process by which bone is formed) · th การสร้างกระดูก (process by which bone is formed) · fr ossification (process by which bone is formed) · fi luutuminen (process by which bone is formed) · ar تَعَظُّم (process by which bone is formed) · uk осифікація (process by which bone is formed) · sv förbening (process by which bone is formed) · id osifikasi (process by which bone is formed) · it ossificazione (process by which bone is formed) · sh osifikácija (process by which bone is formed) · ru окостене́ние (process by which bone is formed) · gl osificación (process by which bone is formed) · sk kostnatenie (process by which bone is formed) · sh осифика́ција (process by which bone is formed) · yue 僵化 (process of becoming set mentally) · lt kaulėjimas (process by which bone is formed) · nb ossifikasjon (process by which bone is formed) · sk osifikácia (process by which bone is formed) · fi luudutus (calcification of tissue) · pl kostnienie (process by which bone is formed) · fi luutuminen (calcification of tissue) · nn ossifikasjon (process by which bone is formed) · yue 骨化 (process by which bone is formed)