hardened conventionality the developmental process of bone formation the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis
Biological process of skeletal cartilage converting to bone, often occurring between joints and on the end of the spinous process
the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior
The hardening of soft tissues, such as ligament or cartilage, into bone This is often a part of the natural aging process
Ossification (osteogenesis) is a three-stage process by which bone is formed The first step is the formation of a mesh of collagen fibers Next, the body produces a "cement" substance (polysaccharide) Finally, small crystals of calcium salts are deposited into the cement to form bone