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PRONUNCIATION OF OSSIFIC

ossific  [ɒˈsɪfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSSIFIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ossific is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OSSIFIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ossific in the English dictionary

The definition of ossific in the dictionary is turned to bone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSSIFIC


calcific
kælˈsɪfɪk
classific
klæˈsɪfɪk
conspecific
ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
ecospecific
ˌiːkəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
felicific
ˌfiːlɪˈsɪfɪk
heterospecific
ˌhɛtərəʊspəˈsɪfɪk
infraspecific
ˌɪnfrəspəˈsɪfɪk
interspecific
ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk
intraspecific
ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk
monospecific
ˌmɒnəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
nonspecific
ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk
pacific
pəˈsɪfɪk
pulsific
pʌlˈsɪfɪk
scientific
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk
specific
spɪˈsɪfɪk
stereospecific
ˌstɛrɪəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk
subspecific
ˌsʌbspɪˈsɪfɪk
terrific
təˈrɪfɪk
transpacific
ˌtrænzpəˈsɪfɪk
unspecific
ˌʌnspɪˈsɪfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSSIFIC

ossia
Ossian
Ossianic
ossicle
ossicular
Ossie
Ossietzky
ossiferous
ossification
ossified
ossifier
ossifies
ossifrage
ossify
ossivorous
osso bucco
ossuaries
ossuary

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSSIFIC

beatific
calorific
colorific
deific
frigorific
geoscientific
honorific
horrific
Indo-Pacific
magnific
mellific
mirific
neuroscientific
nonscientific
pseudoscientific
salvific
soporific
South Pacific
the Pacific
unscientific

Synonyms and antonyms of ossific in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ossific» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSSIFIC

Find out the translation of ossific to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ossific from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ossific» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骨化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

osificación
570 millions of speakers

English

ossific
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ossific
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ossific
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ossific
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ossific
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ossific
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ossifique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ossific
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ossific
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ossific
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ossific
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ossific
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ossific
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ossific
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधाशीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ossifik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossific
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ossific
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ossific
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

osificare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οστεοποίησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ossific
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ossific
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ossific
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ossific

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIFIC»

The term «ossific» is used very little and occupies the 181.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIFIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ossific

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSSIFIC»

Discover the use of ossific in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ossific and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Children’s Orthopaedics and Fractures
Once the ossific nucleus appears in the femoral head (between 3 and 6 months), radiological assessment becomes easier. The ossific nucleus should lie wholly beneath the triradiate cartilage in infancy and early childhood and medial to the ...
Michael Benson, John Fixsen, Malcolm Macnicol, 2010
2
The Juvenile Skeleton
The upper extremity of the face commences delimitation around 23-27 years of age and can arise either by the fusion of a distinct superior ossific nodule in this region (Fig. 10.21c) or by gradual bone accretion. Todd (1921) considered this ...
Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, 2004
3
Teaching Atlas of Musculoskeletal Imaging
92A) reveals a thick, ossific, curvilinear density with smooth margins protruding from anterosuperior to the hip joint and projecting inferiorly. A CT scan (Fig. 92B) shows an irregularly marginated, heterogeneously ossified density immediately ...
Peter L Munk, Anthony G Ryan, 2011
4
Frontiers in Head and Neck Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical
In the subaxial cervical spine, there are three ossific nuclei at each vertebral level , one in the vertebral body and one in each neural arch. The atlas develops from only two ossific nuclei tone in each neural arch), as it does not have a true ...
Narayan Yoganandan, 1998
5
Pediatric Orthopedic Deformities
Among the changes noted were early and severe convexity of the metaphyseal edge, rapid dissolution of the ossific center of the physis, slow regeneration of the secondary ossification center bone, progressive flattening of the metaphysis, ...
Frederic Shapiro, 2002
6
Outlines of physiology, human and comparative
Most of the smaller bones have but one ossific centre. In the large hipbones, three primary ossific centres are formed, one each for the ilium, ischium, and os pubis ; these grow and finally coalesce around and at the bottom of the acetabulum.
John Marshall, 1868
7
Scientific Foundations and Principles of Practice in ...
David J. Magee, James E. Zachazewski, William S. Quillen. In the epiphyseal regions, the vascular channels directly invade the cartilage, which subsequently ossifies and forms secondary ossific centers (see Figure 6-1). Vascular ingrowth is a ...
David J. Magee, James E. Zachazewski, William S. Quillen, 2007
8
Trial for mal-practice, Frank P. Frisby, by his next friend, ...
I say, that under these circumstances it is my opinion that such an unusual force applied to the limb with these manipulations of the surgeon, would break up, if not destroy, the ossific structure there formed. In a boy of this age the circulation is ...
John S. Cochrane, Illinois. Circuit Court (Carroll County), 1864
9
The Works ¬of John Hunter: With Notes
We have oftener, however, hectic from inflammation of the bones than from that of the soft parts. The parts surrounding the bone generally, if not always, sympathize with the ossific inflammation ; first producing simply adhesive inflammation of ...
John Hunter, James F. Palmer, 1835
10
The works of John Hunter, with notes, ed. by J.F. Palmer. 4 ...
The soft parts contiguous to the bone, besides sympathizing with the inflammation, receive the ossific disposition. The cells which contain the marrow are subject to be affected, so that the cavity is filled up, and the bone increased in size.
John Hunter, sir James Frederick Palmer, 1835

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSSIFIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ossific is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thrash legends headline Manitoba Metalfest
... Death Toll Rising and Ossific. Tickets are $15 for Friday and $40 for Saturday and are available at Music Trader and http://www.ticketfly.com. «MetroNews Canada, Apr 15»
2
Turn it to 11
... Besieged, Saskatoon's Untimely Demise, Edmonton's Begrime Exemious, locals Entity, Edmonton's Death Toll Rising and local Ossific. «Winnipeg Sun, Apr 15»
3
Ultrasound a reliable alternative to x-rays for DDH screening
“Despite the age of the patients and the appearance of the ossific nucleus in 33 hips, ultrasound provided good quality images with 100% ... «ModernMedicine, Feb 12»

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