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Answer for the clue "Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone ", 14 letters:
osteosclerosis

Word definitions for osteosclerosis in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Osteosclerosis is a type of osteopetrosis that involves abnormal hardening of bone and an elevation in bone density. It can be a pathology, normally detected on a radiograph as an area of increased opacity; that is, where more mineral is present in the ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Osteosclerosis \Os`te*o*scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; osteo- + sclerosis.] Abnormal hardness and density of bone.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) An increase in bone density