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e•bur•na•tion
(ē′bər nā′shən, eb′ər-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
- Pathologyan abnormal condition in which bone becomes hard and dense like ivory.
- Latin eburn(us) of ivory (equivalent. to ebur ivory + -nus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ation
- 1830–40