eburnation

eb·ur·na·tion
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US/ˌɛb.ɚˈneɪ.ʃən/US/ˌiː.bɚˈneɪ.ʃən/

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.

OriginLatin eburnus →
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Meanings

nouneburnation (countable and uncountable, plural eburnations)

plural eburnations

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. Latineburnus“of ivory”
  2. Englisheburnation

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

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APA

eburnation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnation

MLA

“eburnation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eburnation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eburnation.

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