Ossify
Pronunciation : Os"si*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See Osseous.]
Definition : 1. (Physiol.)
Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Os"si*fy
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
i. (Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913