ossification
/os-uh-fi-key-shuhn/US // ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) //
骨化,骨化作用,骨质化,骨化现象
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act or process of ossifying.
- : the state of being ossified.
- : something that has ossified; a bony formation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as insolidification
Forms: ossifications
Examples
In his study of centres of ossification, Owen made in point of theory a distinct advance on his predecessors.
When ossification sets in, the ear-capsule forms three bones, of which two fuse with the supraoccipital and exoccipitals.
The foundations of the skull are now complete, and ossification gradually sets in.
Three rings of bone forming three more or less complete vertebræ are the final result of ossification.
In the same way the process of ossification supplants the cartilaginous skeleton.
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