Category:Ossify

Os"si*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ossified; p. pr. & vb. n. Ossifying.] Etym: [l. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier. See osseous.]

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.

Ossify Os"si*fy, v. i. (physiol.)

Defn: to become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony Tissue.