ossification

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) The normal process by which bone is formed.
2. (countable, uncountable) The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
3. (countable, uncountable) The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

Conceptes

ossificació

Sinònims

bone formation

conformity

solidification

fossilization

petrifaction

petrification

rigidity

rigor

set

stiffening

stiffness

sclerotization

calcification

bone mineralization

firmness

freezing

hardening

Traduccions

osificación

ossificazione

ossification

Verknöcherung

Knochenbildung

Ossifikation

οστέωση

ossificação

ossificatie

Steifheit

Kalzifizierung

Knochenmineralisierung

οστεοποίηση

Verkrampftheit

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.