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ossification

UK
/ˌɒs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌɑː.sə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Translations

ossificationnoun
ossifications
pl
ossificationSens médical : formation du tissu osseux.
Ossification is crucial during the development of the fetal skeleton.
L’ossification est cruciale pendant le développement du squelette fœtal.
Additional translations
ossificationAu sens figuré : durcissement, perte de souplesse.
ossificationSens médical : dépôt ou masse de tissu osseux.
Synonyms
hardening
stiffening
consolidation
calcification
ossificationadjective
more ossification
Comp.
most ossification
Super.
UK
/ˌɒs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌɑː.sə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Used attributively in medical/biological contexts (e.g., "ossification centers").
ossifiantTerme médical.
Ossification defects can lead to skeletal abnormalities.
Les défauts ossifiants peuvent entraîner des anomalies squelettiques.

Definitions

ossificationnoun
The natural process of bone formation.
Ossification is crucial during the development of the fetal skeleton.
A process in which something becomes rigid and inflexible.
The ossification of the company's policies made it difficult to implement new ideas.
A mass or deposit of bony tissue produced by the process of ossifying.
The X-ray showed an ossification near the tendon attachment.
ossificationadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the formation of bone.
Ossification defects can lead to skeletal abnormalities.
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