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.

Nearby words

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

Origin of ankylosis

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

Related forms

an·ky·lot·ic

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

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Examples 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

ankylotic or anchylotic (ˌæŋkɪˈlɒtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for ankylosis

C18: from New Latin, from Greek ankuloun to crook

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Medicine definitions for ankylosis

ankylosis

[ ăng′kə-lō′sĭs ]

n.

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

Related forms

an′ky•lot′ic (-lŏt′ĭk) adj.