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ossification

[os-uh-fi-key-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

Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 29.21 Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Endochondral ossification takes much longer than intramembranous ossification.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

The increase in degree of ossification of all parts continues after sexual maturity is reached.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney




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