Medical term:
ossification
ossification
[os″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]formation of or conversion into bone or a bony substance.
ectopic ossification a pathological condition in which bone arises in tissues not in the osseous system and in connective tissues usually not manifesting osteogenic properties.
endochondral ossification ossification that occurs in and replaces cartilage.
heterotrophic ossification metaplastic ossification.
intramembranous ossification ossification of bone that occurs in and replaces connective tissue.
metaplastic ossification the development of bony substance in normally soft body structures; called also heterotrophic ossification.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
os·si·fi·ca·tion
(os'i-fi-kā'shŭn),1. The formation of bone.
2. A change into bone.
[L. ossificatio, fr. os, bone, + facio, to make]
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ossification
(ŏs′ə-fĭ-kā′shən)n.
1. The natural process of bone formation.
2.
a. The hardening or calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.
b. A mass or deposit of such material.
3.
a. The process of becoming set in a rigidly conventional pattern, as of behavior, habits, or beliefs.
b. Rigid, unimaginative convention.
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os·si·fi·ca·tion
(os'i-fi-kā'shŭn)1. The formation of bone.
2. A change into bone.
[L. ossificatio, fr. os, bone, + facio, to make]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
ossification
(os?i-fi-ka'shun) [? + facere, to make]1. The formation of bone matrix.
2. The replacement of other tissue by bone, esp. during fetal development. See: osteogenesis
ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION: Ossification process in a long bone; (A) progression from embryo to young adult, (B) microscopic view of an epiphyseal disk
ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION
endochondral ossification
The formation of bone in cartilage, as in the formation of long bones, involving the destruction and removal of cartilage and the formation of osseous tissue in the space formerly occupied by the cartilage. See: illustration
illustrationintramembranous ossification
The formation of bone in or underneath a fibrous membrane, such as occurs in the formation of the cranial bones.
pathologic ossification
The formation of bone in abnormal sites or abnormal development of bone.
periosteal ossification
The formation of successive thin layers of bone by osteoblasts between the underlying bone or cartilage and the cellular and fibrous layer that covers the forming bone. Also called subperiosteal ossification.
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ossification
The process of conversion of other tissues into bone. Most bone forms from CARTILAGE but some is laid down by other connective tissue (membranous bone). Ossification may also occur in tissues that have been the site of disease such as long-term inflammation.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ossification
bone formation which replaces another structure such as cartilage.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
os·si·fi·ca·tion
(os'i-fi-kā'shŭn)1. The formation of bone.
2. A change into bone.
[L. ossificatio, fr. os, bone, + facio, to make]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
Patient discussion about ossification
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