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Noun Concept
Categories: Animal physiology, Tissues (biology), Skeletal system
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ossification  bone biosynthesis  bone formation  bone growth  co-ossification
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The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material WordNet 3.0
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The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ossification in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells named osteoblasts. Wikipedia
Formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance Wikidata
The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed. Wiktionary
Calcification of tissue. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
calcification
organic process
HAS PART
bone mineralization
DERIVATION
ossify
ossify
HAS CAUSE
osteoblast
OPPOSITE OF
bone resorption
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ossification
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ossification
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ossification
Wikipedia Redirections
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bone formation, bone growth, co-ossification, co-ossified, coossification, coossified, mineralization of bone, ossified, ossifies, ossify, osteogenic
Wikidata Alias
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bone biosynthesis, bone formation, GO:0001503, osteogenesis

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