骨化 (gǔ huà) — ossify (also figuratively: to become rigid or inflexible)

Definition

Examples

• 随着年龄增长，软骨慢慢骨化了。
  Suí zhe nián líng zēng zhǎng, ruǎn gǔ màn màn gǔ huà le.
  As age increases, cartilage slowly ossifies.
• 这个组织的管理方式已经骨化，无法适应新变化。
  Zhè ge zǔ zhī de guǎn lǐ fāng shì yǐ jīng gǔ huà, wú fǎ shì yìng xīn biàn huà.
  This organization's management style has ossified and can't adapt to new changes.
• 伤口愈合过程中可能发生异位骨化。
  Shāng kǒu yù hé guò chéng zhōng kě néng fā shēng yì wèi gǔ huà.
  Heterotopic ossification may occur during wound healing.