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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anchylosis \An`chy*lo"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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anchylosis n : abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint [syn: {ankylosis}]
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