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

See Examples For:

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

No genitalia were seen on the parasite and it exhibited no active movements, the joints of both limbs being ankylosed.

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

"Well," said Jervis, "it might have been a peculiar finger; a finger, for instance, with some characteristic deformity, such as an ankylosed joint, which would be easy to identify."

From The Vanishing Man by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

The patient was a boy of twelve, whose right knee was ankylosed.

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

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)

"Well," said Jervis, "it might have been a peculiar finger; a finger, for instance, with some characteristic deformity such as an ankylosed joint, which would be easy to identify."

From The Eye of Osiris by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)

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

The Rev. William Barber II said he needs the chair because he suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, a disabling bone disease.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

For decades, Barber, who is 58, has suffered from ankylosing spondylitis, a painful form of arthritis that left him with a fused spine and conspired to cripple him, but he has objected.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

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