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EBURNIFICATION

\ˌɛbənˌɪfɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˌɛbənˌɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən], \ˌɛ_b_ə_n_ˌɪ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of EBURNIFICATION

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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An incrustation of the cartilages of articular surfaces of bones with phosphate of lime, which gives them the whiteness and hardness of ivory; Cartilages eburnes.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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