Definition of Eburnation

1. Noun. A change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory.


Definition of Eburnation

1. 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.

Medical Definition of Eburnation

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 Eburnation

Ebstein's sign
ebstein anomaly
ebullience
ebulliences
ebulliencies
ebulliency
ebullient
ebulliently
ebullioscope
ebullism
ebullition
ebullition
ebullitions
ebur
eburnation (current term)
eburnation (current term)
eburnation of dentin
eburnean
eburneous
eburnitis
Eburophyton
Eburophyton austinae
ebur dentis
EBV
EBV
EB virus
EC
EC
ecad
ecads

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