OSSIFYING

Verb

ossifying

present participle of ossify

Source: Wiktionary

Os"si*fy`ing, a. (Physiol.)

Definition: Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.

OSSIFY

Os"si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying.] Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.]

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.

2. Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart. Ruskin.

Os"si*fy, v. i. (Physiol.)

Definition: To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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