 ossification |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the process of bone formation | |
| Related terms: | organic_process | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material | |
| Related terms: | calcification ossify | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior | |
| Related terms: | human_process rigidify | |
| 4. | [ noun ] hardened conventionality | |
| Synonyms: | conformity | |
| Related terms: | conventionality rigidify | |
