ossific

English

Etymology

From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French ossifique.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒˈsɪf.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑˈsɪf.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

ossific (not comparable)

1. Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.

   Synonym: osteoproductive

   ossific deposit

   ossific matter

   ossific nodule

   ossific nucleus

References

• “ossific”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.