ossification

Plural: ossifications

Noun

• the developmental process of bone formation
• the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
• the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior
• hardened conventionality
• 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.

Synonyms

conformity

Related Words

ossiferous, ossific, ossified, ossifier, ossify