Definitions of Ankylosis [ˈloʊ siz]

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Definition of 'Ankylosis'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ankylosis
abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint.

2. ankylosis
the union or consolidation of two or more bones or other hard tissues into one.

Etymology: (1885–90; < NL Ancylostom(a) a genus of hookworm (see ankylo -, stoma ) + -iasis)

Definition of 'Ankylosis'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) ankylosis, anchylosis
abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

Definition of 'Ankylosis'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Ankylosis
stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint

2. (noun) Ankylosis
the union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals

3. (noun) Ankylosis
same as Anchylosis

Definition of 'Ankylosis'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Ankylosis
Fixation and immobility of a joint.

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