ossification

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"We believe that this sort of response contributes significantly to the development of heterotopic ossification, and is the reason why the condition is more prevalent in the war-wounded population."

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  1. noun The natural process of bone formation.
  2. noun The hardening or calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.
  3. noun A mass or deposit of such material.
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  • These are stages of metamorphosis of muscle tissue into bone tissue in mouse model of heterotopic ossification (misplaced bone growth). —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • Sacral vertebrae are enclosed in a second stippled box where sacrals can be identified (e.g., by co-ossification). —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • In a word, intellectual ossification, an osteoporosis of the imagination. —  The Georgia Straight - News And Views
  • Physitis is a term that describes defects in the ossification (process of cartilage hardening into bone) of the growth plate (physis) at the end of a long bone. —  TheHorse.com News
  • A defect in the endochondral ossification process at the joint surface causes displacement of an area of abnormal cartilage as a fragment or flap (this condition is termed osteochondritis dissecans), or as a cyst that remains just beneath the surface of the joint. —  TheHorse.com News
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  1. = French ossification; as ossify + -ation.
 

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/ɑsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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