ossification

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) +‎ -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: os‧si‧fi‧cat‧ion

ossification (countable and uncountable, plural ossifications)

1. The normal process by which bone is formed.
   • 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^[1], volume 13, →DOI:

     Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].

2. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
3. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

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ossification f (plural ossifications)

1. ossification

• “ossification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.