| 释义 |
anchylose, ank-, v.|ˈæŋkɪləʊz|
[f. anchylosis, after anastomose, metamorphose, etc., mod.Fr. ankyloser, f. ankylose n., perhaps supplying a model.]
1. trans. To stiffen a joint by consolidation of the articulating surfaces; to consolidate two distinct bones; usually in pass. To be solidly united bone to bone.
1787Hunter in Phil. Trans. LXXVII. 383 In the Porpoise, four of the vertebræ of the neck are anchylosed. 1836Todd Cycl. Anat. & Phys. I. 281/2 In the Ostrich the last rib abuts against the ilium, to which it is anchylosed. 1875Blake Zool. 2 Teeth..not anchylosed with the substance of the jaw.
2. intr. Of a joint: To grow stiff. Of two bones: To grow together.
1833Penny Cycl. I. 508/1 It is very important to keep the fingers bent, because, if they anchylose in that position, the hand will be more useful. 1872Mivart Anat. 99 The two parietals anchylose at a very early period into a single median bone. |