| ossify | 1. <physiology> To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts. 2. To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Origin: L. Os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. Ossifier. See Osseous. <physiology> To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ossifying | <physiology> Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ossifying cartilage | A cartilage that is normally replaced by bone, to form a part of the skeleton. Synonym: ossifying cartilage, precursory cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| co-ossify | To unite into one bone. Origin: L. Co-, together, + os, bone, + facio, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
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