ossification
noun[U]
uk/ˌɒs.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːs.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ossificationnoun[U](of ideas)
theprocessofhabitsorideasbecomingfixedandunabletochange:
(习惯或思想的)僵化the ossification of histhoughtprocessesas hegrewolder随着年纪增长他思想的越发僵化
Not able to be changed
- be no hard and fast rulesidiom
- burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
- congenital
- continuity
- deep-seated
- incorrigible
- incurably
- inelastic
- inelasticity
- inflexible
- irreversible
- irreversibly
- irrevocable
- irrevocably
- leopard
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unredeemable
ossificationnoun[U](in body)
medicalspecialized
theprocessofbecominghard andchangingintobone
骨化Problems with bones, joints & teeth
- anti-plaque
- anti-rachitic
- anticaries
- arthrosis
- backache
- bruxism
- bunion
- calculus
- gout
- impacted
- lumbago
- maxillofacial
- myelomeningocele
- osteoarthritis
- osteomyelitis
- periodontitis
- post-fracture
- rickets
- RSI
- slipped disc
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Hard and firm