Eburnation Health Dictionary

Eburnation is a process of hardening and polishing which takes place at the ends of bones, giving them an ivory-like appearance. It is caused by the wearing away, in consequence of OSTEOARTHRITIS, of the smooth plates of cartilage which in health cover the ends of the bones.

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.

EBV (EB virus) see Epstein–Barr virus.