ankylosis

== English == === Alternative forms === anchylosis, ancylosis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), from ἀγκυλόω (ankulóō, “to crook, bend”), from ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”). By surface analysis, ankyl- +‎ -osis. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˌæn.kɪˈloʊ.sɪs/ === 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === ankylosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ankylosis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “ankylosis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.