Ossify

Ossify
To make into bone; to convert cartilage or fibrous tissue into bone. The skeleton initially consists mainly of cartilage which is gradually transformed into bone during development. This bone-building process is termed "ossification." Bone is "osseous" tissue. "Os" is a synonym for "bone."" The word "os" is Latin and is related to the Greek "osteon" which also means "bone."
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To form bone or convert into bone. [ossi- + L. facio, to make]

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os·si·fy 'äs-ə-.fī vb, -fied; -fy·ing vi to form or be transformed into bone <cartilage ossified postnatally> vt to change (as cartilage) into bone <osteoblasts \ossify the tissue>

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  • Ossify — Os si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ossify — 1713, to turn into bone, from L. os (gen. ossis) bone (see OSSEOUS (Cf. osseous)) + FY (Cf. fy). Figurative sense is from 1858. Related: Ossified …   Etymology dictionary

  • ossify — [v] become hard from aging congeal, fossilize, freeze, harden, indurate, petrify, solidify, stiffen, thicken, turn to bone; concept 469 Ant. melt, soften …   New thesaurus

  • ossify — ► VERB (ossifies, ossified) 1) turn into bone or bony tissue. 2) cease developing; become inflexible. DERIVATIVES ossification noun. ORIGIN from Latin os bone …   English terms dictionary

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  • ossify — verb /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ,ˈɑ.sə.faɪ/ a) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals. , nor do all bones of the same skeleton ossify during the samе period of time …   Wiktionary

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