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PRONUNCIATION OF OSSIFICATION

ossification  [ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSSIFICATION

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Ossification is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OSSIFICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ossification

Ossification

Ossification is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is synonymous with bone tissue formation. There are two processes resulting in the formation of normal, healthy bone tissue: Intramembranous ossification is the direct laying down of bone into the primitive connective tissue, while endochondral ossification involves cartilage as a precursor. In fracture healing, endochondral osteogenesis is the most commonly occurring process, for example in fractures of long bones treated by plaster of Paris, whereas fractures treated by open reduction and stabilization by metal plate and screws may heal by intramembranous osteogenesis. Heterotopic ossification is a process resulting in the formation of bone tissue that is often atypical, at an extraskeletal location. Calcification is often confused with ossification. Calcification is synonymous with the formation of calcium-based salts and crystals within cells and tissue. It is a process that occurs during ossification, but not vice versa. The exact mechanisms by which bone development is triggered remains unclear, but it involves growth factors and cytokines in some way.

Definition of ossification in the English dictionary

The definition of ossification in the dictionary is the formation of or conversion into bone. Other definition of ossification is the process of ossifying or the state of being ossified.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSSIFICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSSIFICATION

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ossuaries
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WORDS THAT END LIKE OSSIFICATION

accreditation
action
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animation
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citation
combination
confirmation
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creation
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destination
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formation
foundation
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Synonyms and antonyms of ossification in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ossification» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSSIFICATION

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

Translator English - Chinese

骨化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

osificación
570 millions of speakers

English

ossification
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हड्डी बन जाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعظم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окостенение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ossificação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্মীভবন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ossification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ossifikasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verknöcherung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

骨化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

골화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ossifikasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hóa thành xương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்பாகிப் போன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ossification
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kemikleşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossificazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kostnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

окостеніння
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

ossifikasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

benbildning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forbening
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ossification

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIFICATION»

The term «ossification» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSSIFICATION» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSSIFICATION»

Discover the use of ossification in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ossification and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atlas of Neuroradiologic Embryology, Anatomy, and Variants
Figure 7A-43: Schematic of posterior aspect of accessory ossification centers of the lumbar vertebrae. 1 Accessory ossification center of apex of superior articular process of posterior spinal facet (zygapophyseal) joint 2 Accessory ossification ...
J. Randy Jinkins, 2000
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Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Endochondral ossification centers occur in the cartilaginous components and intramembranous ossification centers form in the membranous components of the neurocranium and viscerocranium. Osteoblast differentiation with the onset of  ...
Michael Miloro, Peter Larsen, 2004
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Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics
Cavitation, chondrification, synovial differentiation, and finally ossification complete the basic structure. Mesenchyme Cartilage Bone Blood Vessels B Endochondral ossification A typical long bone is preformed in mesenchyme. Chondrification ...
Lynn T. Staheli, 2008
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DiFiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations
Mesenchymal tissue, osteoblasts, and blood vessels form the primary ossification center in the developing bone that first appears in the diaphysis or the shaft of the long bone, followed somewhat later by a secondary ossification center in the ...
Victor P. Eroschenko, Mariano S. H. di Fiore, 2013
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Color Atlas of Embryology
A. Cartilage Skeleton and Ossification Centers 1. Cartilage skeleton of a 40 mm C.R. Fetus (Blechschmidt) Skull. The base of the skull consists of the primordia of the occipital bone (1), otic capsule (2), sphenoid bone (3). and nasal capsule (4).
Ulrich Drews, 1995
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The Osteology of Infants and Children
6.7a, b and 6.8a), the first three sacral elements have additional ossification centers (fig. 6.7c) that form the lateral wings or alae and the articular surface for the hip bones. The sacrum generally ossifies from twenty- one primary centers plus at ...
Brenda J. Baker, Tosha L. Dupras, Matthew W. Tocheri, 2005
7
The Juvenile Skeleton
The simple endochondral postcranial ossification seen in the Devonian period did not appear to alter substantially for 200 million years, until in the Jurassic period animals like Sapheosaurus displayed discrete accessory islands of ...
Louise Scheuer, Sue Black, 2004
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Heterotopic Ossification: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
that would require surgical excision of heterotopic ossification, and might improve clinical results,” scientists in the United States report. “A prospective randomized study was conducted at three medical centers. Patients with an intra-articular ...
‎2012
9
Endocrine Control of Skeletal Maturation: Annotation to Bone ...
Figure 2 shows the succession of events from a hyaline cartilage, as it transforms into a primary and then a secondary ossification center. Nutrient vessels deliver pluripotent stem cells, which give rise to the bone marrow as a source of building  ...
Z. Hochberg, 2002
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Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: ...
Heterotopic ossification: pathophysiology, clinical features, and the role of radiotherapy for prophylaxis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;65:1289-1299. 2. Botte MJ, Keenan ME, Abrams RA, et al. Heterotopic ossification in neuromuscular ...
Walter R. Frontera, Julie K. Silver, Thomas D. Rizzo, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSSIFICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ossification is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is victim a minor or major?
In a twist to the molestation case involving a dance teacher as the accused, the bone ossification test of the victim has revealed that her actual ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Four-Legged Snake Shakes Up Squamate Family Tree - Or Does It?
Reduced ossification of limb bones is, however, a trait shared by other aquatic organisms. Furthermore, in the hind feet, two ankle bones that ... «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
3
All good in China stocks!
Given that China borrows from itself and runs a CA surplus, a progressive ossification of the economy and financial system is still a more likely ... «MacroBusiness, Jul 15»
4
Duncan Sim: Communities should have a local right to beauty
... contestable and inflammatory concept as beauty, will lead only to further delays in new development and ossification of existing localities. «Conservative Home, Jul 15»
5
Marijuana Can Fix Broken Bones: Study
... can help in maturing the bone's collagen matrix and help provide a strong foundation for ossification or bone formation. Interestingly, it can be ... «News Every day, Jul 15»
6
James Moore: Will the Winters storms at StanChart freeze Rees out?
Ossification and management creep are endemic to big banks, particularly when they have been under the reign of the same chief executive for ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
7
Realistic police procedural Sleepy Hollow to cross over with Bones
... Thursday nights next season to air directly after Emily Deschanel's decade-long odyssey of ossification investigation—was originally planned ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
8
Calcification of joints and arteries: second report with novel NT5E …
McCarthy, E. F. & Sundaram, M. Heterotopic ossification: a review. Skeletal Radiol. 34, 609–619 (2005). | Article | PubMed | ISI | CAS |; Shore, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Prognostic factors for survival of women with unstable spinal bone …
Radiotherapy (RT) is the major treatment modality and is capable of promoting re-ossification and improving stability. Since local therapy ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
10
Weekly kill: What are unwanted Indo steers worth in southern markets?
... not young cattle, making them less attractive than better grown southern cattle, which can again impact dentition and MSA ossification results. «Beef Central, Jul 15»

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