NOUN
- a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
How To Use eburnation In A Sentence
- The point is that the cavity of the right hip-joint showed a patch of eburnation corresponding to that on the head of the right thigh-bone that was found at St. Mary Cray. The Eye of Osiris
- 'eburnation' -- that is a sort of porcelain-like polish that occurs on the parts of bones that form a joint when the natural covering of cartilage is destroyed by disease. The Eye of Osiris
- There is eburnation of the articular surfaces in those areas most exposed to friction and pressure. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
- An interesting feature, sometimes met with in arthritis deformans, consists in eburnation of the articular surfaces of the carpal bones, although the range of movement is almost nil. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
- The common type of lesion is a dry arthritis with fibrillation and eburnation of the articular surfaces. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
- You must mean 'eburnation,'" I said, after a moment's reflection. The Eye of Osiris
