eburnation

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There is a slight clue to identity in respect of this bone, since the head of it has a small patch of 'eburnation'--that is a sort of porcelain-like polish that occurs on the parts of bones that form a joint when the natural covering of cartilage is destroyed by disease.

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  1. noun Degeneration of bone into a hard, ivorylike mass, as that which occurs at the articular surfaces of bones in osteoarthritis.

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  • There is a slight clue to identity in respect of this bone, since the head of it has a small patch of 'eburnation'--that is a sort of porcelain-like polish that occurs on the parts of bones that form a joint when the natural covering of cartilage is destroyed by disease. —  The Eye of Osiris
  • There is a slight clue to identity in respect of this bone, since the head of it has a small patch of what is called 'eburnation'--that is a sort of porcelain-like polish that occurs on the parts of bones that form a joint when the natural covering of cartilage is destroyed by disease. —  The Vanishing Man
  • "You must mean 'eburnation,'" I said, after a moment's reflection. —  The Eye of Osiris
  • The common type of lesion is a dry arthritis with fibrillation and eburnation of the articular surfaces. —  Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
  • There is eburnation of the articular surfaces in those areas most exposed to friction and pressure. —  Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
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  1. From Latin eburnus, ivory, from ebur; see ivory.

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  1. = French éburnation; from Latin eburnus, of ivory, + -ation.
 

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/ɛbərˈneɪʃən/
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