ossification
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The ossification of the bone fragments also indicates that pressure was occasionally applied to the stump as the young hunter-gatherer probably rested on it after the limb was removed, he added.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
The development of bone from fibrous membranes is called intramembranous ossification; development from hyaline cartilage is called endochondral ossification.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Bones can grow in thickness throughout life, but after age 25, ossification functions primarily in bone remodeling and repair.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The increase in degree of ossification of all parts continues after sexual maturity is reached.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
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