Meanings
nounossification (countable and uncountable, plural ossifications)
plural ossifications
- countableuncountableThe 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 ].
2010 January 29, Anita Woods et al., “Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 13, →DOI - countableuncountableThe calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
- countableuncountableThe process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَعَظُّم
- تَعَظُّم (taʕaẓẓum)process by which bone is formed
Bulgarian осификация, вкостеняване
- осификация (osifikacija)process by which bone is formed
- вкостеняване (vkostenjavane)calcification of tissue
Catalan ossificació
- ossificacióprocess by which bone is formed
Chinese Cantonese 骨化, 僵化
- 骨化 (gwat¹ faa³)process by which bone is formed
- 僵化 (goeng¹ faa³)process of becoming set mentally
Chinese Mandarin 骨化
- 骨化 (gǔhuà)process by which bone is formed
Czech osifikace, kostnatění
- osifikaceprocess by which bone is formed
- kostnatěníprocess by which bone is formed
Danish forbening, ossifikation
- forbeningprocess by which bone is formed
- ossifikationprocess by which bone is formed
Dutch ossificatie, beenvorming
- ossificatieprocess by which bone is formed
- beenvormingprocess by which bone is formed
Finnish luutuminen, luutuminen
- luutuminenprocess by which bone is formed
- luutuminencalcification of tissue
- luuduttaminencalcification of tissue
- luudutuscalcification of tissue
- luutumacalcification of tissue
- luutuminenprocess of becoming set mentally
French ossification
- ossificationprocess by which bone is formed
German Ossifikation, Verknöcherung
- Ossifikationprocess by which bone is formed
- Verknöcherungprocess by which bone is formed
Greek οστεοποίηση
- οστεοποίηση (osteopoíisi)process by which bone is formed
Hebrew התגרמות
- התגרמותprocess by which bone is formed
Indonesian osifikasi
- osifikasiprocess by which bone is formed
Irish cnámhú
- cnámhúprocess by which bone is formed
Italian ossificazione
- ossificazioneprocess by which bone is formed
Japanese 骨化
- 骨化 (kokka)process by which bone is formed
Latin ossificatio
- ossificatioprocess by which bone is formed
Latvian osifikācija
- osifikācijaprocess by which bone is formed
Lithuanian kaulėjimas
- kaulėjimasprocess by which bone is formed
Norwegian Bokmål ossifikasjon
- ossifikasjonprocess by which bone is formed
Polish kostnienie, osyfikacja
- kostnienieprocess by which bone is formed
- osyfikacjaprocess by which bone is formed
Romanian osificare
- osificareprocess by which bone is formed
Russian оссифика́ция, окостене́ние
- оссифика́ция (ossifikácija)process by which bone is formed
- окостене́ние (okostenénije)process by which bone is formed
Slovak osifikácia, kostnatenie
- osifikáciaprocess by which bone is formed
- kostnatenieprocess by which bone is formed
Spanish osificación
- osificaciónprocess by which bone is formed
Swedish ossifikation, benbildning
- ossifikationprocess by which bone is formed
- benbildningprocess by which bone is formed
- förbeningprocess by which bone is formed
Thai การกลายเป็นกระดูก, การสร้างกระดูก
- การกลายเป็นกระดูก (gaan-glaai-bpen-grà-dòok)process by which bone is formed
- การสร้างกระดูก (gaan-sà-râang-grà-dòok)process by which bone is formed
Ukrainian осифікація
- осифікація (osyfikacija)process by which bone is formed
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ossification
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ossification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossification
MLA
“ossification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ossification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ossification.
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