anchylosis
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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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The union of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anchylosis — Anchylōsis (grch.), s. Gelenksteifheit … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
anchylosis — (n.) stiffness of joints, 1713, from Gk. ankylos crooked (see ANGLE (Cf. angle) (n.)) + OSIS (Cf. osis) … Etymology dictionary
anchylosis — n. [Gr. angcheein, to press tight] 1. The union or fusion of parts into one structure. 2. A stiffness or immobility of a joint … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
anchylosis — n. joining together, stiffening (of joints or bones) … English contemporary dictionary
anchylosis — n. see ankylosis … Dictionary of difficult words
anchylosis — var. of ANKYLOSIS … Useful english dictionary
Ankylosis — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ankylosis — , anchylosis n. joining together of bones or hard parts; resulting stiffness. ankylose, v.i. (of bones) to fuse or stiffen in this way … Dictionary of difficult words
ankylosis — (n.) stiffening of joints after injury or surgery, alternative (and more etymological) spelling of ANCHYLOSIS (Cf. anchylosis) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
