ankylose

[ang-kuh-lohs]

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.

Origin of ankylose

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from ankylosis

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Examples from the Web for ankylosed

Historical Examples of ankylosed

The tarsals are ankylosed respectively to the tibia and metatarsals as in other birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
The metatarsals are ankylosed together, and the pes has four digits.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
The rami of the mandible are not ankylosed together in front.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
The tympanic and periotic are ankylosed together, but not to any other bones.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
In both genera the thyro-hyals are ankylosed with the basi-hyal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for ankylosed

ankylose

anchylose

verb

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

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ankylosed in Medicine

ankylosed

[ăng′kə-lōst′, -lōzd′]

adj.

Stiffened or bound by adhesions.
Of or relating to a joint in a state of ankylosis.