ossification

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

ossificatie

beenvorming

Synoniemen

bone formation

conformity

solidification

fossilization

petrifaction

petrification

rigidity

rigor

set

stiffening

stiffness

sclerotization

calcification

bone mineralization

firmness

freezing

hardening

Vertalingen

osificación

ossificazione

ossification

Verknöcherung

ossificació

Knochenbildung

Ossifikation

οστέωση

ossificação

Erstarren

Verkrampftheit

Kalzifizierung

Knochenmineralisierung

Steifwerden

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Etymologie (Engels)

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