Associations to the word «Ossification»

Wiktionary

OSSIFICATION, noun. The normal process by which bone is formed
OSSIFICATION, noun. The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed
OSSIFICATION, noun. The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality

Dictionary definition

OSSIFICATION, noun. The developmental process of bone formation.
OSSIFICATION, noun. The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material.
OSSIFICATION, noun. The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior.
OSSIFICATION, noun. Hardened conventionality.

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan