ossified

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Made hard or solid, especially as a result of aging or being preserved.

  - "The bones in your body are ossified during childhood."
  - "The fossilized remains of dinosaurs provide important evidence about their existence."

• verb

  2. (biology) To undergo ossification.

  - "Muscles ossify into bones during development."
  - "The process of ossification is essential for the formation of a skeleton."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

blocked , locked , scuttered , deep-seated , démodé , established , fixed , hard-and-fast , inflexible , ingrained , old-fashioned , out of date , outdated , outmoded , passé , rigid , harden

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ossified
ossify , compromise , surmise , prizes , arise , devise

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Variants

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ossified , ossifies , ossify , ossifying

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'ossis' meaning 'bone'. Ossified means to become hardened or solidified, often referring to the process of bones developing from cartilage.

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Trivia

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1. The process of ossification begins in the womb and continues throughout life, with the skeleton constantly remodeling and adapting to the body's needs.

2. The oldest known fossil is a 3.5 billion-year-old microorganism called 'Microbes fossiles' found in Greenland.

3. The largest fossil ever discovered is the 'Dinosaure à bosses' or 'Triceratops' skull, which measures over 11 feet long and 8 feet wide.

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Related Concepts

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1. ossification: The process of developing bone tissue from cartilage or other connective tissue.

2. fossilization: The process of preserving prehistoric organisms or their remains in petrified form.

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Culture

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In literature, ossified is often used as a metaphor for rigidity or inflexibility. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov', the character Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is described as an ossified old man who refuses to change his ways.

How to Memorize "ossified"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bone hardening and solidifying over time.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the word 'ossified' and the image of a solid bone.

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