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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: ankylosis, anchylosis]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural ankyloses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ankyl?sis, from ankyloun to make crooked, from ankylos crooked — more at angle Date: 1713 1. stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery 2. union of separate bones or hard parts to form a single bone or part • ankylotic adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also anchylosis) 1 the abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint by fusion of the bones. 2 such fusion. Derivatives: ankylotic adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk agkulosis f. agkuloo crook

Webster's 1913 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.] 1. (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. --Dunglison. 2. (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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ankylosis An`ky*lo"sis, n. Same as Anchylosis.