. "\"The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony substance.\" [GOC:mtg_mpo, PMID:17572649]" . . "ossification" . "bone biosynthesis" . "bone formation" . "osteogenesis" . "Wikipedia:Ossification" . "Note that this term does not have a 'developmental process' parent because ossification isn't necessarily developmental, can also occur as part of bone remodeling. Instead use 'ossification involved in bone maturation ; GO:0043931'." . .