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Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
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ankylosis
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Ankylosis or anchylosis (from Greek ἀγκύλος, bent, crooked) is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease . The rigidity may be complete or partial and may be due ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stiffening of joints after injury or surgery, alternative (and more etymological) spelling of anchylosis (q.v.).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ankylosis \An`ky*lo"sis\, n. Same as Anchylosis . [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context anatomy English) The growing together of bones to form a single unit. 2 (context medicine English) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion. 3 (context figuratively English) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: anchylosis ]
Usage examples of ankylosis.
These men cared more for truth than for power, and their influence was to disintegrate the ankylosis of custom and make men think.
The skeleton of Simore, preserved in Paris, is remarkable for the ankylosis of all the articulations and the considerable size of all the nails.
Simoore, born in 1752, who at the age of fifteen was afflicted with ankylosis of all the joints, and at different angles He was unable to move even his jaw, and his teeth had to be extracted in order to supply him with nourishment.