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ankylose
Anchylose \An"chy*lose\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Anchylosed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.]
To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or
consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together
into one. [Spelt also ankylose.]
--Owen.
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ankylose
vb. 1 (context transitive pathology English) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis. 2 (context intransitive pathology English) To suffer from ankylosis.
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Usage examples of "ankylose".
The pipy arms, ending in bony claws were outthrust as if ankylosed in the posture of an eternal dreadful groping.