Crossword clues for ankylosis
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.
Ankylosis \An`ky*lo"sis\, n. Same as Anchylosis. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stiffening of joints after injury or surgery, alternative (and more etymological) spelling of anchylosis (q.v.).
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
n. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: anchylosis]
Wikipedia
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 to inflammation of the tendinous or muscular structures outside the joint or of the tissues of the joint itself. Noma—a gangrenous disease still widespread among malnourished children living on the borders of the Sahara desert—can cause ankylosis of the maxilla and mandible, impairing the ability to speak and eat.
When the structures outside the joint are affected, the term "false ankylosis" has been used in contradistinction to "true ankylosis", in which the disease is within the joint. When inflammation has caused the joint-ends of the bones to be fused together the ankylosis is termed osseous or complete and is an instance of synostosis. Excision of a completely ankylosed shoulder or elbow may restore free mobility and usefulness to the limb. "Ankylosis" is also used as an anatomical term, bones being said to ankylose (or anchylose) when, from being originally distinct, they coalesce, or become so joined together that no motion can take place between them.
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.