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ankylosis

English

Alternative forms

  • anchylosis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (ankúl?sis, a stiffening of the joints), from ????????? (ankulóein, to crook, bend), from ??????? (ankúlos, bent, crooked).

Noun

ankylosis (countable and uncountable, plural ankyloses)

  1. (anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
  2. (medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
  3. (figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.

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Further reading

  • ankylosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • ankylosis in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • ankylosis at OneLook Dictionary Search

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spondylosis

English

Etymology

From spondyl- +? -osis.

Noun

spondylosis (plural spondyloses)

  1. (medicine) A degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused.

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See also

  • ankylosis

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