ankylosis

American  

[ang-kuh-loh-sis] / ˌæŋ kəˈloʊ sɪs /

noun

1. Pathology. abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint.

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

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ankylosis British  

/ ˌæŋkɪˈləʊsɪs /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

• ankylotic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of ankylosis

First recorded in 1705–15; from Greek: “a stiffening of the joints”; see ancylo-, -osis

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ankylosis

Operative interference is sometimes necessary for ankylosis or locking of the joint after the fracture is united, or to relieve the ulnar nerve when it is involved in callus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

It is associated with ankylosis of the joint, or contracture of the soft parts or both.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

When the bone cannot be kept in position and the usefulness of the limb is impaired, the joint surfaces may be rawed and the bones wired, with a view to obtaining ankylosis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

False ankylosis is stiffness of a joint when the disease is not in the joint itself, but in the tendinous and muscular parts by which it is surrounded.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The nature and extent of ankylosis may be learned by skiagraphy; in osseous ankylosis the shadow of the two bones is a continuous one.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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