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ossified |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ossified}; p. pr & vb n. {Ossifying}.] [L. os ossis, bone + -fy: cf F. ossifier. See {Osseous}.] 1. (Physiol.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ossified \Os"si*fied\, a. Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind -- said of tissues. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ossified adj 1: changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age" 2: set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" [syn: {fossilized}]
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