单词 | anchylose |
释义 | anchyloseankylosev. 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. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > joint > [verb (transitive)] flexa1521 articulate1578 anchylose1787 hyperextend1882 1787 Hunter in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 77 383 In the Porpoise, four of the vertebræ of the neck are anchylosed. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 281/2 In the Ostrich the last rib abuts against the ilium, to which it is anchylosed. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 2 Teeth..not anchylosed with the substance of the jaw. 2. intr. Of a joint: To grow stiff. Of two bones: To grow together. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > joint > [verb (intransitive)] coarticulate1578 anchylose1833 the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > formation of bone > [verb (intransitive)] > grow together anchylose1873 1833 Penny 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. 1873 St. G. Mivart Lessons Elem. Anat. iii. 99 The two parietals anchylose at a very early period into a single, median bone. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online March 2011). < v.1787 |
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