eburnation

Meaning

A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.

Synonyms

hardening

Hyphenated as

eb‧ur‧na‧tion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɛb.ɚˈneɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Latin ebur (“ivory”).