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noun

anchylosis, ankylosis n.

(Med.) The process of formation of a stiff joint; also, the abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint which has become stiff.

(Anat.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.

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Etymology of 'Anchylosis'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... ganglion, and afford a solid fulcrum for the jaws, &c. The many bones which unite to form a vertebral skull have like uses. In the consolidation of the several pieces which constitute a mammalian pelvis, and in the anchylosis of from ten to nineteen vertebrae in the sacrum of a bird, we have kindred instances of the integration of parts which transfer the weight of the body to the legs. The more or less extensive fusion of the tibia with the fibula and the radius with ...

— Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I • Herbert Spencer

Words linked to "Anchylosis" : ankylosis, pathology