ankylose

American  

[ang-kuh-lohs] / ˈæŋ kəˌloʊs /

verb (used with or without object)

ankylosed, ankylosing

1. 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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ankylose British  

/ ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz /

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of ankylose

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from ankylosis

Example Sentences

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ankylose ankylosed ankylosing

If the paralysis is widely distributed, and the joints are flail-like, it is better to ankylose the ankle and mid-tarsal joints.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The fingers and toes, spread out and ankylosed, ended in nails of great length and nearly of equal thickness.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

I was in the act of reaching out a porcupine with an ankylosed knee-joint, when he plucked up courage to say frankly, 'The fact is, I am principally interested in human skeletons.'

From The Uttermost Farthing A Savant's Vendetta by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

Distal processes if present not firmly ankylosed to distal end of shaft 20 20.

From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney

The greatest disability he suffered at the time of applying for a pension resulted from an ankylosed knee.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

In Orca generally four or five cervical vertebræ are ankylosed as in the cachelots, but in the two species of Orcella only the atlas and axis are joined.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

Disturbances to this tightly orchestrated process are responsible for features of diseases such as osteoporosis and rheumatoid arthritis, which show excessive bone breakdown, or ankylosing spondylitis, where abnormal bone growth occurs.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Barber explained that he lives with a rare, debilitating and “dangerous” form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, which prevents him from sitting in or rising from low chairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

In 2014, AbbVie applied for another patent for a method of treating ankylosing spondylitis with a specific dosing of 40 milligrams of Humira.

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2023

Q: My doctor prescribed Humira for ankylosing spondylitis, and I took it for several years.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

The ankylosing type of chronic arthritis is fortunately much rarer than those described above, and is chiefly met with in the joints of the fingers and toes and in those of the vertebral column.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis