adjective
- relating to or causing the formation of bone
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The ossific process begins during fetal development.
- Calcium plays a crucial role in ossific tissue formation.
- The doctor explained the ossific changes visible on the X-ray.
- Ossific centers appear at different stages of growth.
- The researcher studied ossific activity in growing children.
- Certain vitamins promote ossific development in bones.