ankylosis

[ ang-kuh-loh-sis ]

/ ˌæŋ kəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology. abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint.

Anatomy. the union or consolidation of two or more bones or other hard tissues into one.

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Origin of ankylosis

1705–15; < Greek: a stiffening of the joints. See ankylo-, -osis

OTHER WORDS FROM ankylosis

an·ky·lot·ic

[ang-kuh-lot-ik] /ˌæŋ kəˈlɒt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ankylosis

ankylosaurus, ankylose, ankylosed, ankylosing hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis, ankylosis, ankylostomiasis, ankyroid, anlace, anlage, anlaut

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Example sentences from the Web for ankylosis

The ankylosis may be fibrous or osseous, and may be intra- or extra-articular.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
When inflammation has caused the joint-ends of the bones to be fused together the ankylosis is termed osseous or complete.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
Creed: A metaphor with ankylosis—a figure of speech frozen stiff with fright.
The Roycroft Dictionary|Elbert Hubbard
Degeneration of the cartilage tissue: Ankylosis, Gout, Arthritis deformans.
Valere Aude|Louis Dechmann

To differentiate by manipulation between muscular fixation and ankylosis, it may be necessary to anæsthetise the patient.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for ankylosis

ankylosis

anchylosis

/ (ˌæŋkɪˈləʊsɪs) /

noun

abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery

Derived forms of ankylosis

ankylotic or anchylotic (ˌæŋkɪˈlɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for ankylosis

C18: from New Latin, from Greek ankuloun to crook

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Medical definitions for ankylosis

ankylosis

[ ăng′kə-lō′sĭs ]

n.

The stiffening or immobility of a joint resulting from disease, trauma, surgery, or bone fusion.

Other words from ankylosis

an′ky•lot′ic (-lŏt′ĭk) adj.