OSSIFIC

Etymology

Adjective

ossific (not comparable)

Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

Source: Wiktionary


Os*sif"ic, a. Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make: cf. F. ossifique. See Fact.]

Definition: Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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