ankylose

[ ang-kuh-lohs ]

/ ˈæŋ kəˌloʊs /

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.

Nearby words

ankyloglossia, ankylopoietic, ankyloproctia, ankylosaur, ankylosaurus, ankylosed, ankylosed, ankylosing hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis

Origin of ankylose

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from ankylosis

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Examples from the Web for ankylosed

The tympanic, periotic and squamosal are ankylosed together.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The radius and ulna are not ankylosed, but are incapable of any rotatory movement.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The tarsals are ankylosed respectively to the tibia and metatarsals as in other birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The rigid German, ankylosed at his glass, suddenly straightens up.
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau

The bones of the pelvis are ankylosed together, and to a large though variable number of vertebrae.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for ankylosed

ankylose

anchylose

/ (ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz) /

verb

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

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Medicine definitions for ankylosed

ankylosed

[ ăng′kə-lōst′, -lōzd′ ]

adj.

Stiffened or bound by adhesions.

Of or relating to a joint in a state of ankylosis.