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eburnation
Definition: a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
Definition: 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.