Definition of eburnation Eburnation
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What does eburnation mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: eburnations |
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| eburnation - a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory |
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Wiktionary 
- eburnation (Noun)
Degenerative process of bone occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Sub-chondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like, dense bone at the site of erosion.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- eburnation (n.)
A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory.
