ossificationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌɒs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən//ˌɑːs.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ossification noun [ U ] (of ideas)
the process of habits or ideas becoming fixed and unable to change:
the ossification of his thought processes as he grew older
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Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital
- continuity
- fixed
- fixity
- hard line
- hard line
- immutable
- incurable
- irredeemable
- irreducible
- irremediable
- irreparable
- irretrievable
- ossify
- stuck
- uncompromising
- what's done is done idiom
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ossification noun [ U ] (in body)
specialized medical the process of becoming hard and changing into bone
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Problems & bones, joints & teeth
- arthritic
- arthrosis
- bruxism
- buck teeth
- central giant cell granuloma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- fracture
- gout
- growing pains
- impacted
- osteoporosis
- put sth out 1
- repetitive strain injury
- root canal
- RSI
- teeth grinding
- temporomandibular joint disorder
- toothache
- trigger finger
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Hard and firm