eburnitis

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noun

A dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface.

OriginLatin eburnus →
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Meanings

nouneburnitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface.

Origin

  1. Latineburnus“of ivory”
  2. Englisheburnitis

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), + -itis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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