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ossifications

ossifications is the plural of ossification.

Meaning of ossification

Noun

ossification (countable and uncountable, plural ossifications)

  1. 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...
  2. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
  3. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

Questions about ossifications

What is ossifications the plural of?
Ossifications is the plural of ossification.

Words near ossifications in the dictionary

  1. ossiferous
  2. ossifers
  3. ossific
  4. ossificated
  5. ossification
  6. ossifications
  7. ossified
  8. ossifier
  9. ossifiers
  10. ossifies
  11. ossifluence

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