eburnation
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and…A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
- 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 + -ionFrom Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”). By surface analysis, eburnate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: eburnations| Singular | eburnation |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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