Ossification Definition & Meaning

ossification
noun
  1. the developmental process of bone formation
  2. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
  3. the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior
  4. hardened conventionality

"Ossification" in song lyrics

See how ossification is used in real songs:

  • "diets ossification"
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  • "eochondrial ossification"
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  • "endochondrial ossification"
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