Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ossification

/ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: os-si-fi-cat-ion
IPA: /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The normal process by which bone is formed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ]."

Etymology

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: os

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/
British English: /ˌɒsɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ossifications (plural)

Derived Forms

coossification deossification epiossification hyperossification overossification reossification

Frequently Paired Words

ossiferous ossific ossified ossifier ossify

Synonyms

conformity

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce ossification?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃən/.
What does ossification mean?: The normal process by which bone is formed.
Where does ossification come from?: From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + -ification. Recorded earlier than ossify.

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