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ossification

[os-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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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

All of the bones of the body, except for the flat bones of the skull, mandible, and clavicles, are formed through endochondral ossification.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Intramembranous ossification is the process of bone development from fibrous membranes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Ossification is distinct from the process of calcification; whereas calcification takes place during the ossification of bones, it can also occur in other tissues.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Tertiary centers of ossification are in the lateral processes.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson


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