Definition of Ossification

Ossification:Theprocessof creatingbone, that is of transformingcartilage(or fibroustissue) into bone.

The humanskeleton最初主要是r的软骨elatively soft and is gradually transformed into hard bone duringinfantand childdevelopment.

The verb corresponding to "ossification" is "ossify." Cartilage becomes ossified as it is converted into bone. Bone isosseoustissue. "Os" is a synonym for "bone." The Latin word "os" means "bone" as does the related Greek word "osteon."

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