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Definition of Ankylosis
1. Noun. Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint.
Definition of Ankylosis
1. n. Same as Anchylosis.
Definition of Ankylosis
1. Noun. (anatomy) The growing together of bones to form a single unit. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ankylosis
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Medical Definition of Ankylosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankylosis
Literary usage of Ankylosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1905)
"ankylosis. By Dr. JB Murphy. Journal oj the Ameritan Medical Association. ...
ankylosis is a generic term and does not represent a pathological entity. ..."
2. The Surgical Clinics of North America by Robert E. Hermann, Avram M. Cooperman (1922)
"For ankylosis it should be placed in abduction 60 degrees, 30 degrees in front
... In the elbow-joint, however, ankylosis is usually found in extension of ..."
3. Modern Surgery: General and Operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1907)
"Improper immobilization may produce and maintain intra-articular pressure, and
such pressure may destroy the head of the bone and the socket, and ankylosis ..."
4. Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics by John Collins Warren (1900)
"ankylosis. ankylosis is usually divided into two varieties—true and false.
True ankylosis formerly meant complete bony union of the two bones forming the ..."
5. The Laryngoscope by American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society (1902)
"He said that the differential diagnosis between paralysis and ankylosis ...
Syphilis, gouty arthritis and tuberculosis-were common causes of ankylosis. ..."
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