ossifies in English

verb

1

turn into bone or bony tissue.

these tracheal cartilages may ossify

synonyms: turn into bone, become bony, calcify, harden, solidify, rigidify, petrify

2

cease developing; be stagnant or rigid.

ossified political institutions

synonyms: become inflexible, become rigid, fossilize, calcify, rigidify, stagnate

verb

turn into bone, become bony, calcify, harden, solidify, rigidify, petrify
become inflexible, become rigid, fossilize, calcify, rigidify, stagnate
petrify, rigidify

Use "ossifies" in a sentence

1. ‘The iliac Apophysis ossifies in a predictable fashion from anterolateral to posteromedial along the iliac crest.’ ‘The history and clinical picture of avulsion of the ischial Apophysis closely mimics that of a hamstring injury.’ ‘These structures, along with the columella and Apophysis are present in …

2. The fusion that Ankyloses the joints progresses vertically up the spine.[1,2,4,5,7] Initially, the apophyseal joints of the superior and inferior articular surfaces of the lumbar vertebrae are spared due to their constant motion.[2] But as the osteoblastosis progressively infiltrates the annulus fibrosis of each veretebral disk and ossifies it, as well as the surrounding soft-tissue