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coossification

coossification noun: ossification between two structures.

Noun

coossification (uncountable)

  1. Ossification between two structures.
    • Given the relative size of the specimens, the level of coossification between the quadrate and quadratojugal and the development of dorsal and mandibular condyles, it is assumed that Morphotype 1 includes quadrates belonging to juvenile, immature, sub-adult and adult individuals, so that a sequence...2016 January 7, “Morphofunctional Analysis of the Quadrate of Spinosauridae (Dinosauria: Theropoda) and the Presence of Spinosaurus and a Second Spinosaurine Taxon in the Cenomanian of North...

Origin of coossification

From co- + ossification.

Questions about coossification

What does coossification mean?
Coossification means ossification between two structures.
What part of speech is coossification?
Coossification is a noun.

Words near coossification in the dictionary

  1. coosin
  2. coosined
  3. coosing
  4. coosining
  5. coosins
  6. coossification
  7. coossified
  8. coossifies
  9. coossify
  10. coossifying
  11. coost

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