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Definition of Ankylose

1. Verb. Produce ankylosis by surgery.

2. Verb. Undergo ankylosis. "Did his feet ankylose?"; "Joints ankylose"

Definition of Ankylose

1. v. t. & i. Same as Anchylose.

Definition of Ankylose

1. Verb. (transitive pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive pathology) To suffer from ankylosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ankylose

1. to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint [v -LOSED, -LOSING, -LOSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankylose

ankylodactyly ankylography ankylomele ankylopoietic ankyloproctia ankylosaur ankylosaurid ankylosaurids ankylosaurs ankylosaurus

ankylosauruses ankylose (current term) ankylosed ankylosed tooth ankyloses ankylosing ankylosing hyperostosis ankylosing spondylitis ankylosis ankylostomiases

ankylostomiasis ankylotic ankyrin ankyrin repeat ankyrins ankyroid

Literary usage of Ankylose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medicinisch-chirurgische Rundschau (1863)
"Die leichte ankylose im Schultergelenke hat sich vollständig durch etliche Behandlungen verloren. 6. Der med. stud. Josa hat sich durch eine Erkältung einen ..."

2. Dictionnaire encyclopédique des sciences médicales by Amédée Dechambre (1876)
"Dans le premier cas on a l'ankylose vraie ou l'ankylose proprement dite. Je réserverai aux cas de la seconde catégorie le nom d'ankylose fausse, ou ankylose ..."

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