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Grammar : Noun

Spell : os-uh-fi-key-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən

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Définition of ossifications

Origin : 1690s, from Latin ossis "of bones," genitive of os "bone" (see osseous) + -fication.

As in solidification : noun hardening

Example sentences :

The proportions of the four ossifications are approximately the same.
Extract from : « The Baculum in Microtine Rodents » by Sydney Anderson

In Teleostei and bony Ganoids, a considerably greater number of ossifications occur in the cartilage.
Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

There are three centres of ossifications for each vertebra, two in the arch and one in the centrum.
Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

In Polypterus the pectoral fin (fig. 18, B) shows three ossifications in the basal part of the fin—pro-, meso- and metapterygium.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various

In the Amphibia the ossifications in the cartilage are comparatively few.
Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

In front of the orbit the skull widens again, and is marked by two considerable lateral ethmoid (fig. 9, 8) ossifications.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

The hyoid arch has a number of ossifications in it and is closely connected with the mandibular arch.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

Lateral ethmoids are developed, and there are ossifications in the sphenoidal region which vary in different forms.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

There is a large parasphenoid, but there are no ossifications in the basisphenoidal, presphenoidal, and alisphenoidal regions.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

The lower jaw or mandible remains partly cartilaginous, while its ossifications include two membrane bones and one cartilage bone.
Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

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