Definition of Anchylosis. Meaning of Anchylosis. Synonyms of Anchylosis

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Definition of Anchylosis

Anchylosis
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.

Meaning of Anchylosis from wikipedia

- Ankylosis Other names Anchylosis Osseous ankylosis has fused two vertebrae of this North Atlantic right whale specimen Specialty Rheumatology...
- neighbor from Arjona. Rivas was an elderly Christian, suffering from anchylosis and paralysis in his left arm. One night, Rivas began to see strange lights...
- instance, alleged she had been cured of her medically diagnosed condition of anchylosis on 14 April 1732 and said of it, "They caused me to take wine in which...