ankylose

[ ang-kuh-lohs ]

/ ˈæŋ kəˌloʊs /

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verb (used with or without object), an·ky·losed, an·ky·los·ing.

to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.

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Origin of ankylose

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from ankylosis

Words nearby ankylose

anklung, ankus, ankyloglossia, ankylosaur, ankylosaurus, ankylose, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, anlace, anlage

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How to use ankylose in a sentence

If the paralysis is widely distributed, and the joints are flail-like, it is better to ankylose the ankle and mid-tarsal joints.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for ankylose

ankylose

anchylose

/ (ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz) /

verb

(of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis

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