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Ossify

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To make into bone; to convert cartilage or fibrous tissue into bone.</P> The skeleton initially consists mainly of cartilage which is gradually transformed into bone during development.

This bone-building process is termed 'ossification.' Bone is 'osseous' tissue.

'Os' is a synonym for 'bone.'</P> The word 'os' is Latin and is related to the Greek 'osteon' which also means 'bone.'

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