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n.
【医学】象牙质性变。
a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
Eburnation describes a degenerative process of bone commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis or non-union of fractures. It is an ivory-like reaction of bone occurring at the site of cartilage erosion.