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ossification

/os-uh-fi-key-shuhn/US // ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) //

骨化,骨化作用,骨质化,骨化现象

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or process of ossifying.
    • : the state of being ossified.
    • : something that has ossified; a bony formation.

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Examples

  • In his study of centres of ossification, Owen made in point of theory a distinct advance on his predecessors.

  • When ossification sets in, the ear-capsule forms three bones, of which two fuse with the supraoccipital and exoccipitals.

  • The foundations of the skull are now complete, and ossification gradually sets in.

  • Three rings of bone forming three more or less complete vertebræ are the final result of ossification.

  • In the same way the process of ossification supplants the cartilaginous skeleton.