detrition

detrition
A wearing away by use or friction. [L. de-tero, pp. -tritus, to rub off]

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de·tri·tion di-'trish-ən n a wearing off or away

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n.
the process of wearing away solid bodies (e.g. bones) by friction or use.

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de·tri·tion (de-trishґən) [de- + L. terere to wear] a wearing away, as of the teeth, by friction. See also abrasion.

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