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Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
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anchylosis
Word definitions for anchylosis in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anchylosis \An`chy*lo"sis\, Ankylosis \An`ky*lo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, fr. ? to crook, stiffen, fr. ? crooked: cf. F. ankylose.] (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. --Dunglison. (Anat.) The union of two or more ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy medicine English) (alternative spelling of ankylosis English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"stiffness of joints," 1713, from Greek ankylos "crooked" (see angle (n.)) + -osis .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: ankylosis ]
Usage examples of anchylosis.
Our Doctor was curious about those cases of anchylosis, as he called it, of the lower jaw.
Such a man must be able to defy anchylosis of the knee and thigh joints.