ankylotic

an·ky·lo·sis

also an·chy·lo·sis A0286000 (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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Adj.

ankylotic - relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis

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