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eburnitis

eburnitis noun: a dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface.

Noun

eburnitis (uncountable)

  1. A dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface.

Origin of eburnitis

From Latin eburnus (“of ivory”), from ebur (“ivory”), + -itis.

Questions about eburnitis

What does eburnitis mean?
Eburnitis means a dental condition characterized by the increased density, hardening, and polishing of exposed dentin that represents a calcification of the soft material in dentinal tubules, creating an ivory-like surface.
What part of speech is eburnitis?
Eburnitis is a noun.

Words near eburnitis in the dictionary

  1. eburnean
  2. eburneous
  3. eburnification
  4. eburnifications
  5. eburnine
  6. eburnitis
  7. Eburones
  8. Eburonian
  9. Eburru
  10. EBUS
  11. Ebute Metta

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