ossification

== English == === Etymology === From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) +‎ -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: os‧si‧fi‧cat‧ion === Noun === ossification (countable and uncountable, plural ossifications) The normal process by which bone is formed. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ossification f (plural ossifications) ossification === Further reading === “ossification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012