English Dictionary: ossify | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for ossify | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. i. (Physiol.) To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ossified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ossifying}.] [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See {Osseous}.] 1. (Physiol.) 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. |