an·ky·lose also an·chy·lose ( ng k -l s , -lz)v. an·ky·losed also an·chy·losed, an·ky·los·ing also an·chy·los·ing, an·ky·los·es also 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.] |
ankylose, anchylose [ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs -ˌləʊz]
vb
(Medicine) (of bones in a joint, etc.) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
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| 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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