Ankylose

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anchylose \An"chy*lose\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Anchylosed};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Anchylosing}.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.]
     To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or
     consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together
     into one. [Spelt also {ankylose}.] --Owen.
     [1913 Webster] ankylosis



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ankylose \An"ky*lose\, v. t. & i.
     Same as {Anchylose}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ankylose
       v 1: produce ankylosis by surgery [syn: {ancylose}]
       2: undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" [syn: {ancylose}]