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
Intramembranous ossification is the process of bone development from fibrous membranes.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Endochondral ossification is the process of bone development from hyaline cartilage.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
At birth, ossification of much of the bone has occurred, but the hyaline cartilage of the epiphyseal plate will remain throughout childhood and adolescence to allow for bone lengthening.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A distinction is drawn between an ossification and a calcification of the blood-vessels.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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