ankylosis

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(aŋ′kə lō′sis)

noun pl. ankyloses

  1. Med. a stiffening of a joint, caused by the pathological joining of bones or fibrous parts, as from an injury
  2. Zool. a joining of bones or fibrous parts into a single part

Origin: Gr ankylōsis < ankyloun, to crook, stiffen < ankylos, crooked: see ankle

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also an·chy·lo·sis

noun
  1. Anatomy The consolidation of bones or their parts to form a single unit.
  2. Pathology The stiffening and immobility of a joint as the result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek ankulōsis, stiffening of the joints

Origin: , from ankuloun, to crook, bend

Origin: , from ankulos, crooked, bent

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  • anˌky·lotˈic (-lŏtˈĭk) adjective

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