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eburnation definition

ebur·na·tion (ē′bər nā′s̸hən, eb′ər-)

noun

an abnormal condition of bone or cartilage in which it becomes very dense and smooth like ivory

Etymology: < L eburnus, of ivory (< ebur, ivory) + -ation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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