Ossification and osteogenesis - Biology Forum

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Sabrinaa 16 years, 2 months ago

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- October 12, 2008 at 12:51 pm #10245
  Sabrinaa
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  For my exam which is coming up next month I have to know what the difference between ossification and osteogenesis is. However, in medical dictionaries and books there isn’t a clear difference between the two. Most use the two terms synonymously. Can someone please help me out and tell me how the two terms differ – if at all.
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- October 13, 2008 at 5:45 am #86428
  MichaelXY
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  They are a lot alike aren’t they. I understand you confusion. I think the main difference is osteogenesis is the formation of new bone where the other is formation over the new bone.
  Consider the word genesis. Greek for birth or origin.
- October 15, 2008 at 12:39 pm #86461
  Sabrinaa
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  Thanks for you your help – it makes sense now. I guess it helps to split the word up into prefix and suffix.
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