OSSIFICATION

Ossification

Ossification is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is synonymous with bone tissue formation. There are two processes resulting in the formation of normal, healthy bone tissue: Intramembranous ossification is the direct laying down of bone into the primitive connective tissue, while endochondral ossification involves cartilage as a precursor.

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ossification

Noun

  1. the normal process by which bone is formed
  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


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