Medical Definition of Bone sclerosis
1.
A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory.
Origin: L. Eburnus of ivory, fr. Ebur ivory: cf. F. Eburnation. See Ivory.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bone Sclerosis
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