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ankylosis

UK/ˌæn.kɪˈloʊ.sɪs/

ankylosis noun: the growing together of bones to form a single unit.

Noun

ankylosis (countable and uncountable, plural ankyloses)

  1. The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
  2. The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
  3. (figuratively) An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
    • Yet in using the word democracy, one must plead for a distinction, or, better, a reversion, indicated by the curious anchylosis that, at a certain point in their maturity, usually sets in upon words newly put in use to express some august and large spiritual reality.1914, Brand Whitlock, Forty Years of It, introduction

ankylosis meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Punjabi

ankylosis in Tamil

எலும்புப் பிணைப்பு, தம்பம், மூட்டுப் பிடிப்பு

ankylosis in Urdu

جوڑوں کی اکڑن, صلابت مفاصل, جوڑوں کا جم جانا, جَساۃ

ankylosis in Kannada

the growing together of bones
ಕೀಲುಕಟ್ಟು kīlukaṭṭu, ಕೀಲುಗಟ್ಟು kīlugaṭṭu

ankylosis in Punjabi

the growing together of bones
ਐਂਕਾਈਲੌਸਿਸ aiṅkāīlausis
More languagesFewer languages
ankylosis in Indonesian
ankilosis

Forms of ankylosis

pluralankyloses
alternative formanchylosis
alternative formancylosis

Origin of ankylosis

From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), from ἀγκυλόω (ankulóō, “to crook, bend”), from ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”). By surface analysis, ankyl- + -osis.

Words formed from ankylosis

Questions about ankylosis

What does ankylosis mean?
Ankylosis means the growing together of bones to form a single unit.
What is ankylosis in Tamil?
Ankylosis in Tamil is எலும்புப் பிணைப்பு, தம்பம், மூட்டுப் பிடிப்பு. See Ankylosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ankylosis?
Ankylosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce ankylosis?
Ankylosis is pronounced /ˌæn.kɪˈloʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of ankylosis?
The plural of ankylosis is ankyloses.

Words near ankylosis in the dictionary

  1. ankylose
  2. ankylosed
  3. ankyloses
  4. ankylosing
  5. ankylosing spondylitis
  6. ankylosis
  7. ankylostomiases
  8. ankylostomiasis
  9. ankylothecodont
  10. ankylotic
  11. ankylurethria

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