definition of
ossification

[1] #1 ossification n. the developmental process of bone formation. wn

[2] #2 ossification n. the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material. wn

[3] #3 ossification n. the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior. wn

[4] #4 ossification n. [conformity] hardened conventionality. wn