eburnation -
a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
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eburnation -
Degenerative process of bone occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Sub-chondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like, dense bone at the site of erosion.
