ankylose
(redirected from anchylosed)an·ky·lose
also an·chy·lose (ăng′kə-lōs′, -lōz′)v. an·ky·losed, an·ky·los·ing, an·ky·los·es also an·chy·losed or an·chy·los·ing or an·chy·los·es
v.tr.
To join or consolidate by ankylosis.
v.intr.
To become joined or consolidated by ankylosis.
[Back-formation from ankylosis.]
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ankylose
(ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs; -ˌləʊz) oranchylose
vb
(Medicine) (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
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an•ky•lose
(ˈæŋ kəˌloʊs)v.t., v.i. -losed, -los•ing.
to unite, as the bones of a joint.
[1780–90; back formation from ankylosis]
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ankylose
Past participle: ankylosed
Gerund: ankylosing
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | ankylose - produce ankylosis by surgery practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" bring together, join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| 2. |  ankylose - undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose"practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
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