eburnation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory

WordNet

E`bur*na"tion noun
Etymology
L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory: cf. F. éburnation. See Ivory.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory.

Webster 1913