Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
ÉBURNATION — Densification pathologique du tissu osseux ou cartilagineux qui devient aussi dur et aussi compact que de l’ivoire. L’éburnation est une lésion fréquente dans la maladie de Paget, une affection en rapport avec des modifications du bilan phospho… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Eburnation — E bur*na tion, n. [L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur ivory: cf. F. [ e]burnation. See {Ivory}.] (Med.) A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eburnation — [ē΄bər nā′shən, eb΄ərnā′shən] n. [< L eburnus, of ivory (< ebur, IVORY) + ATION] an abnormal condition of bone or cartilage in which it becomes very dense and smooth like ivory … English World dictionary
eburnation — /ee beuhr nay sheuhn, eb euhr /, n. Pathol. an abnormal condition in which bone becomes hard and dense like ivory. [1830 40; < L eburn(us) of ivory (equiv. to ebur IVORY + nus adj. suffix) + ATION] * * * … Universalium
eburnation — noun Degenerative process of bone occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Sub chondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory like, dense bone at the site of… … Wiktionary
eburnation — A change in exposed subchondral bone in degenerative joint disease in which it is converted into a dense substance with a smooth surface like ivory. SYN: bone sclerosis. [L. eburneus, of ivory] e. of dentin a condition observed in arrested … Medical dictionary
eburnation — n. hardening of a bone … English contemporary dictionary
eburnation — eb·ur·na·tion … English syllables
eburnation — n. the wearing down of the cartilage at the articulating surface of a bone, exposing the underlying bone and leading to bone sclerosis, in which the bone s surface becomes dense and smooth like ivory. This is an end result of osteoarthritis … The new mediacal dictionary
eburnation — /ibəˈneɪʃən/ (say eebuh nayshuhn), /ɛbə / (say ebuh ) noun a morbid change in a tooth or bone, by which it becomes very hard and dense, like ivory. {Latin eburnus of ivory + ation} …
