Ossified(a.) Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
Ossified(imp. & p. p.) of Ossify
Ossify(v. i.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
Ossify(v. t.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.
Ossify(v. t.) Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart.
Ossifying(a.) Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
Ossifying(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ossify
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