ossification

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The condition, called heterotopic ossification, occurs when an area of the body is signaled to grow bone rather than other tissues.
这种情况，被称为异位骨化，是由于身体的某块区域发出长骨头的信号，而不是生长其他组织。
Every community is exposed to two opposite dangers: ossification through too much discipline and reverence for tradition, on the one hand;
每个社会都面临两种相反的危险：一种是过多教条和对传统的敬畏导致的僵化；
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Though there's no way to prevent or know when a person will develop heterotopic ossification, scientists now have a starting point to develop drugs that could help treat the problem.
尽管现在没有办法来防止或者知晓一个人是否将会患有异位骨化，但是科学家现在已经开始开发一种药物来帮助治疗这种顽疾。

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骨化
As we know, Bone growth factors play important roles in ectopic ossification.
在异位骨化中，能够引起细胞增殖、分化与基质合成的骨生长因子起重要作用。
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