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源自拉丁语 'os'(骨头)和 '-fication'(表示过程的后缀),17世纪进入英语。
❶ 指骨骼形成或硬化的过程,通常指软骨逐渐转变为硬骨的自然生理现象。也可比喻思想或制度变得僵化。
“The ossification of cartilage is essential for bone development in infants.”
(软骨的骨化对婴儿骨骼发育至关重要。)
“Doctors observed abnormal ossification in the patient's joints.”
(医生观察到患者关节出现异常骨化现象。)
endochondral ossification — 指软骨内成骨的过程,即软骨逐渐被硬骨替代的发育机制。
“Endochondral ossification is responsible for long bone growth in children.”
(软骨内成骨负责儿童长骨的生长。)
premature ossification — 描述骨骼过早硬化的异常状况,可能导致发育问题。
“The rare genetic disorder caused premature ossification of the skull.”
(这种罕见遗传病导致颅骨过早骨化。)