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EBURNATION
eburnation
(noun) a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eburnation (countable and uncountable, plural eburnations)
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
Source: Wiktionary
E`bur*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory: cf. F. Ă©burnation. See Ivory.] (Med.)
Definition: A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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