ossification
nounEtymology
From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.
- borrowed from os
Definitions
The normal process by which bone is formed.
- Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].
The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass
The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs
The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.
The neighborhood
- neighborossiferous
- neighborossific
- neighborossified
- neighborossifier
- neighborossify
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at ossification. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at ossification. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at ossification
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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