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