ossificationn.

Brit.

/ˌɒsᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -fication suffix.

Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -fication suffix, after post-classical Latin ossificatio (1652 or earlier).

1. The formation of bone; the normal or metaplastic process of forming bone; the condition of being ossified. In early use also: †calcification, hardening (obsolete).centre of ossification: see centre n.¹ and adj. Phrases 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > formation of bone > [noun]

ossification1671

osteogeny1719

ossifying1722

osteogenesis1830

parostosis1868

co-ossification1885

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2136 He [sc. Kerckring] considered that there were two things yet left behind, necessary to the perfect knowledge of Ossification.

1697 R. Baker (title) Cursus osteologicus: being a compleat doctrine of the bones..shewing their nature..manner of ossification, nourishment [etc.].

1734 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 196 The gradual Increase of the Bones is described, even from the first Stages of Ossification, to that of an Adult.

1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 144 The good effects of this process, was the drying up the great discharge of humour.., and an immediate check to the progress of the ossification.

1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 203 Ossification of the arteries is most commonly the lot of old age.

1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 45 This bone..presents three centres of ossification, one for its middle part, and two for the lateral regions.

1878 L. Holden Human Osteol. (ed. 5) 24 The bone called the ‘sacrum’ has as many as 33 centres before its ossification is complete.

1898 Amer. Naturalist 32 520 After the anatomy of a bone has been minutely portrayed, there usually follows an account of its..ossification, [etc.].

1935 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 117 408 As to bone, active ossification in cartilage was evident in several specimens.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xiv. 231 Abyssal fish frequently show regressive characters such as incomplete ossification, [etc.].

1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 10714/2 Ossification..was detected by strong staining with Alizarin Red S.

2. concrete. A bony formation or concretion; an area of bone formation. In early use also: †a calcified concretion or area of calcification (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > [noun] > structure consisting of

ossification1705

bone structure1850

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1970 The Trunks of the Arteries of the Leg..were Obstructed by Petrifactions or Ossifications.

1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 475 The cyst itself was not very thick, but lined in almost every part of it..with small ossifications.

1793 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. xi. 172 It is probable, that ossifications are sometimes to be found in this cartilage.

1823 C. Lamb Praise of Chimney-sweepers in Elia 255 From the mouth of a true sweep a display..of those white and shining ossifications, strikes me as..an allowable piece of foppery.

1898 Amer. Naturalist 32 342 In the Teleostomi no cartilage develops within the notochordal sheath; neither do the ossifications of the vertebral centra originate there.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) viii. 243 Two ossifications are present in the otic region, the prootic and opisthotic, but the two may be firmly fused and difficult to distinguish in the adult.

2000 Equine Veterinary Jrnl. 32 156 The prevalence of horses with significant ossifications was significantly higher (46.3%) among offspring of one frequently used stallion.

3. figurative. The process of becoming emotionally hardened or callous, or of becoming rigid or fixed in attitude, position, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > callousness or hard-heartedness > becoming hard or callous

astonying1607

hardeninga1640

case-hardening1681

searing1720

ossification1820

1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth the Wanderer I. v. 244 I was in such a state of mental ossification, that I neither felt, heard, or understood.

1845 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. May 441/2 The heart of the worldling is approaching more and more closely to a state of moral ossification, by which the soul in time becomes wholly hardened.

1889 Spectator 13 Apr. 508/1 A misery, not relieved..by..ossification of the feelings.

1937 Social Forces 15 387/1 Both elements are needed—one to preserve and carry on the advances made in the past—the other to prevent cultural stagnation and ossification.

1991 J. Sherr Soviet Power (ed. 2) 25 A greater source of social frustration would appear to lie in the ossification of social mobility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ossification
释义	ossificationn. Brit. /ˌɒsᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌɑsəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ossi- comb. form, -fication suffix. Etymology: < ossi- comb. form + -fication suffix, after post-classical Latin ossificatio (1652 or earlier). 1. The formation of bone; the normal or metaplastic process of forming bone; the condition of being ossified. In early use also: †calcification, hardening (obsolete).centre of ossification: see centre n.¹ and adj. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > formation of bone > [noun] ossification1671 osteogeny1719 ossifying1722 osteogenesis1830 parostosis1868 co-ossification1885 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2136 He [sc. Kerckring] considered that there were two things yet left behind, necessary to the perfect knowledge of Ossification. 1697 R. Baker (title) Cursus osteologicus: being a compleat doctrine of the bones..shewing their nature..manner of ossification, nourishment [etc.]. 1734 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 196 The gradual Increase of the Bones is described, even from the first Stages of Ossification, to that of an Adult. 1762 Philos. Trans. 1761 (Royal Soc.) 52 144 The good effects of this process, was the drying up the great discharge of humour.., and an immediate check to the progress of the ossification. 1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 203 Ossification of the arteries is most commonly the lot of old age. 1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 45 This bone..presents three centres of ossification, one for its middle part, and two for the lateral regions. 1878 L. Holden Human Osteol. (ed. 5) 24 The bone called the ‘sacrum’ has as many as 33 centres before its ossification is complete. 1898 Amer. Naturalist 32 520 After the anatomy of a bone has been minutely portrayed, there usually follows an account of its..ossification, [etc.]. 1935 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 117 408 As to bone, active ossification in cartilage was evident in several specimens. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. xiv. 231 Abyssal fish frequently show regressive characters such as incomplete ossification, [etc.]. 1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 10714/2 Ossification..was detected by strong staining with Alizarin Red S. 2. concrete. A bony formation or concretion; an area of bone formation. In early use also: †a calcified concretion or area of calcification (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > [noun] > structure consisting of ossification1705 bone structure1850 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1970 The Trunks of the Arteries of the Leg..were Obstructed by Petrifactions or Ossifications. 1784 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 475 The cyst itself was not very thick, but lined in almost every part of it..with small ossifications. 1793 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. xi. 172 It is probable, that ossifications are sometimes to be found in this cartilage. 1823 C. Lamb Praise of Chimney-sweepers in Elia 255 From the mouth of a true sweep a display..of those white and shining ossifications, strikes me as..an allowable piece of foppery. 1898 Amer. Naturalist 32 342 In the Teleostomi no cartilage develops within the notochordal sheath; neither do the ossifications of the vertebral centra originate there. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) viii. 243 Two ossifications are present in the otic region, the prootic and opisthotic, but the two may be firmly fused and difficult to distinguish in the adult. 2000 Equine Veterinary Jrnl. 32 156 The prevalence of horses with significant ossifications was significantly higher (46.3%) among offspring of one frequently used stallion. 3. figurative. The process of becoming emotionally hardened or callous, or of becoming rigid or fixed in attitude, position, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > callousness or hard-heartedness > becoming hard or callous astonying1607 hardeninga1640 case-hardening1681 searing1720 ossification1820 1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth the Wanderer I. v. 244 I was in such a state of mental ossification, that I neither felt, heard, or understood. 1845 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. May 441/2 The heart of the worldling is approaching more and more closely to a state of moral ossification, by which the soul in time becomes wholly hardened. 1889 Spectator 13 Apr. 508/1 A misery, not relieved..by..ossification of the feelings. 1937 Social Forces 15 387/1 Both elements are needed—one to preserve and carry on the advances made in the past—the other to prevent cultural stagnation and ossification. 1991 J. Sherr Soviet Power (ed. 2) 25 A greater source of social frustration would appear to lie in the ossification of social mobility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1671
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