Ankylosis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ankylosis	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Ankylosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ankylosis n abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint Synonym(s): ankylosis, anchylosis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anchylosis \[d8]An`chylo"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. 2. (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.