ankylosis


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an·ky·lo·sis

also an·chy·lo·sis  (ăng′kə-lō′sĭs)
n.
1. The consolidation of bones or their parts to form a single unit.
2. The stiffening and immobility of a joint as the result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion.

[New Latin, from Greek ankulōsis, stiffening of the joints, from ankuloun, to crook, bend, from ankulos, crooked, bent.]

an′ky·lot′ic (-lŏt′ĭk) adj.
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ankylosis

(ˌæŋkɪˈləʊsɪs) or

anchylosis

n
(Pathology) abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, as by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery
[C18: from New Latin, from Greek ankuloun to crook]
ankylotic, anchylotic adj
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an•ky•lo•sis

(ˌæŋ kəˈloʊ sɪs)

n., pl. -lo•ses (-ˈloʊ siz)
1. abnormal adhesion of the bones of a joint.
2. the union or consolidation of two or more bones or other hard tissues into one.
[1705–15; < Greek: a stiffening of the joints. See ankylo-, -osis]
an`ky•lot′ic (-ˈlɒt ɪk) adj.
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ankylosis

- Stiffness or immobility in a joint.
See also related terms for joint.
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ankylosis

the stiffening of the joints of the body, a result of the formation of a fibrous or bony union.
See also: Disease and Illness
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ankylosis - abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a jointankylosis - abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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Translations

ankylosis

[ˌæŋkɪˈləʊsɪs] Nanquilosis f
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an·ky·lo·sis

n. anquilosis, inflexibilidad o falta de movimiento de una articulación.
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ankylosis

n anquilosis f
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Their result is different from our study because they conducted study on a large sample 276 and having no exclusion criteria except any gross obvious pathology in jaw or TMJ ankylosis.
Computed tomography of the cervical spine was performed, revealing bony ankylosis of both facet joints (Figure 1).
The prevalence of sacroiliac lesions on blinded MRI assessment was similar in 20 patients who had skin psoriasis for a median of 23 years and in 22 healthy controls, and no sacroiliac ankylosis was seen in either group.
(3,4) Involvement of the stapes footplate at the oval window leads to early conductive hearing loss via annular ligament ankylosis. With disease progression, otodystrophic damage of the cochlea results in generalized retrofenestral or cochleariform otosclerosis.
All restorations should be verified (leaking margins and recurrent caries), and the percussion should be noted and compared with adjacent teeth (as an example, a metallic sound may suggest an ankylosis).
He explained that the patient's Temporal Mandibula Joint (TMJ) was "fused with the base of the skull" leading to what is known as total fibrous and bony ankylosis, which means the abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint.
Love Without Reason has partnered with hospitals in Zimbabwe and in India to provide nearly 500 surgeries for children and adults born with craniofacial birth defects, such as cleft lip, cleft palate, ankylosis, or micrognathia.
The articular spaces are usually preserved for a long time, before destruction is caused by crystal deposition in the hyaline cartilage and synovial membrane, which lead to degeneration and ankylosis (11).