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ossify

verb os·si·fy \ˈä-sə-ˌfī\

: to become or to cause something to become unable to change

: to become or to cause something to become hard like bone

os·si·fiedos·si·fy·ing

Full Definition of OSSIFY

intransitive verb
1
:  to change into bone
2
:  to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change
transitive verb
1
:  to change (as cartilage) into bone
2
:  to make rigidly conventional and opposed to change
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Origin of OSSIFY

Latin oss-, os + English -ify
First Known Use: 1713

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Medical Dictionary

ossify

verb os·si·fy \ˈäs-ə-ˌfī\
os·si·fiedos·si·fy·ing

Medical Definition of OSSIFY

intransitive verb
:  to form or be transformed into bone <cartilage ossified postnatally>
transitive verb
:  to change (as cartilage) into bone <osteoblasts ossify the tissue>

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