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eburnation

ebur·na·tion

US/ˌɛb.ɚˈneɪ.ʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”). By surface analysis, eburnate + -ion.

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