Crossword clues for anchylosis
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 separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"stiffness of joints," 1713, from Greek ankylos "crooked" (see angle (n.)) + -osis.
Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy medicine English) (alternative spelling of ankylosis English)
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.