verb /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ,ˈɑ.sə.faɪ/
a) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
, nor do all bones of the same skeleton ossify during the samе period of time.
Before long, the entire organization ossifies.
See Also: calcify, ossification
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