ankylosis
Meanings
noun
- The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
- The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
- An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
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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.
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