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ivorylike tumor — osteoma durum … Medical dictionary
ivory — ivorylike, adj. /uy veuh ree, uy vree/, n., pl. ivories, adj. n. 1. the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc. 2. this substance when taken from a dead animal and used to make … Universalium
ivorypalm — ivory palm n. A stemless, unarmed dioecious palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa) native to Brazil and Peru and having hard seeds that yield an ivorylike substance. * * * … Universalium
vegetableivory — vegetable ivory n. A hard ivorylike material obtained from the ivory nut and used in making small objects such as buttons. * * * … Universalium
melorheostosis — Rheostosis confined to the long bones. [G. melos, limb, + rheos, stream, + osteon, bone, + osis] * * * melo·rhe·os·to·sis .mel ə .rē äs tō səs n, pl to·ses .sēz or to·sis·es an extremely rare form of osteosclerosis of unknown etiology… … Medical dictionary
atrophoderma neuriticum — a condition following nerve injury, usually in a limb, in which the skin becomes erythematous and then gray, shiny, and ivorylike; it may be associated with alopecia, skin fissuring, and ulceration … Medical dictionary
coquilla nut — [kō kēl′yə, kōkē′yə] n. [Sp coquillo or Port coquilho, dim. of coco, coconut] the fruit of a piassava palm (Attalea funifera) of Brazil: it yields palm oil and has a very hard, brown, ivorylike shell used in cabinetwork and by carvers … English World dictionary
vegetable ivory — n. 1. the fully ripe, ivorylike seed of a South American palm (Phytelephas macrocarpa) used to make buttons, ornaments, etc. 2. the shell of the coquilla nut … English World dictionary
