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
Bones can grow in thickness throughout life, but after age 25, ossification functions primarily in bone remodeling and repair.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Secondary ossification centers form in the epiphyses as blood vessels and osteoblasts enter these areas and convert hyaline cartilage into spongy bone.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 29.21 Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In contrast to the tendency for reduction of cranial parts in the sordida group, the baudini group, constituted by S. cyanosticta, phaeota, and baudini, is characterized by more ossification of the cranial elements.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
