different between stiffening vs ankylosis

stiffening

English

Noun

stiffening (plural stiffenings)

An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.

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Verb

stiffening

present participle of stiffen

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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)

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

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different between stiffening vs ankylosis

stiffening

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ankylosis

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