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Anchylosis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Anchylosis has 1 sense
- anchylosis(n = noun.state) ankylosis - abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint; Array is a kind of pathology
CIDE DICTIONARY
Anchylosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. , fr. to crook, stiffen, fr. crooked: cf. F. ankylose.].
- Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
- The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals. [1913 Webster]
- abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint. [WordNet 1.5]
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