ankylosis
n. hardening of the joints | ||||
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ANKYLOSIS Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ankylosis
(n.)
The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
(n.)
Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.
(n.)
Same as Anchylosis.
(n.)
The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.
(n.)
Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.
(n.)
Same as Anchylosis.
| WordNet 2.0 |
ankylosis
Noun
1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
(synonym) anchylosis
(hypernym) pathology
Noun
1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
(synonym) anchylosis
(hypernym) pathology
| hEnglish - advanced version |
ankylosis
ankylosis
see under anchylosis
ankylosis
\an`ky*lo"sis\ (&?;), n. same as anchylosis.
ankylosis
see under anchylosis
ankylosis
\an`ky*lo"sis\ (&?;), n. same as anchylosis.
ANKYLOSIS Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
ankylosis
noun
condition where the bones of a joint fuse together
noun
condition where the bones of a joint fuse together
ANKYLOSIS Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Ankylosis
Ankylosis, or Anchylosis (from Greek αγκυλος, bent, crooked) is a stiffness of a joint, the result of injury or disease. The rigidity may be complete or partial and may be due to inflammation of the tendinous or muscular structures outside the joint or of the tissues of the joint itself. When the structures outside the joint are affected, the term "false" ankylosis has been used in contradistinction to "true" ankylosis, in which the disease is within the joint. When inflammation has caused the joint-ends of the bones to be fused together the ankylosis is termed osseous or complete. Excision of a completely ankylosed shoulder or elbow may restore free mobility and usefulness to the limb. "Ankylosis" is also used as an anatomical term, bones being said to ankylose (or anchylose) when, from being originally distinct, they coalesce, or become so joined together that no motion can take place between them.
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