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ankylosed

[ ăng′kə-lōst′, -lōzd′ ]

adj.

Stiffened or bound by adhesions.

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

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Words nearby ankylosed

ankylopoietic, ankyloproctia, ankylosaur, ankylosaurus, ankylose, ankylosed, ankylosing hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, ankyroid

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Example sentences 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

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