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negative regulation of ossification

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030279


Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of ossification, 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:go_curators ]

Synonyms: downregulation of ossification, down-regulation of ossification, negative regulation of bone biosynthesis, down regulation of ossification, negative regulation of bone formation