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. éburnation. 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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