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Definition of: ossify
(os′ə·fī) v.t. & v.i. ·fied, ·fy·ing
1. To convert or be converted into bones.
2. To make or become set, conventional, etc. [<L os, ossis a bone + -FY]
—os·sif·ic (o·sif′ik) adjective
—os·′si·fi·ca′tion noun
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