Ankylose Definition
aŋkəlōs, aŋlōz
anchylosed, anchyloses, anchylosing, ankylosed, ankyloses, ankylosing
verb
ankylosed, ankyloses, ankylosing
To join or consolidate by ankylosis.
American Heritage
To stiffen or join by ankylosis.
Webster's New World
To become joined or consolidated by ankylosis.
American Heritage Medicine
(pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
Wiktionary
(intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- ancylose
Origin of Ankylose
Back-formation from ankylosis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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back formation from ankylosis
From Wiktionary
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