Definition of ankylosis in English:
ankylosis
nounˌaŋkɪˈləʊsɪsˈæŋkəˌloʊsəs
mass nounMedicine Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones.
Example sentencesExamples
- There was ankylosis of both sacroiliac joints.
- Spondylitis means inflammation of the spine, and ankylosis means that a joint has become fixed solid so that it cannot bend.
- Pain relief and frequent passive movements prevent contractures and joint ankylosis.
- Only erosive osteoarthritis has erosions and ankylosis.
- X-rays taken on March 20 showed that Peltier suffered from ankylosis on both sides of his mandible, meaning that his jaw was completely frozen and immobile.
- This condition, known as TMJ ankylosis, needs to be identified and corrected in childhood to restore jaw function and facial harmony.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine In 7 patients with 11 replanted teeth diagnosed with ankylosis (group B), teeth were extracted, ankylotic sites removed, and EMD placed similarly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The treatment plan provides the extraction of the ankylotic deciduous molars and their replacement with implant-borne single crowns.
- In cases of Temporomandibular tightness, the joint itself may become fibrotic, or even (in rare cases) ankylotic.
- In adults, movement can be restored by removing the ankylotic mass with reconstruction using either a costrochondral graft or alloplastic joint prostheses.
- A preauricular approach was made exposing the ankylotic segment which was extensively resectioned and a new glenoid cavity was created.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek ankulōsis, from ankuloun 'to crook', from ankulos 'crooked'.
Definition of ankylosis in US English:
ankylosis
nounˈæŋkəˌloʊsəsˈaNGkəˌlōsəs
Medicine Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pain relief and frequent passive movements prevent contractures and joint ankylosis.
- There was ankylosis of both sacroiliac joints.
- Spondylitis means inflammation of the spine, and ankylosis means that a joint has become fixed solid so that it cannot bend.
- X-rays taken on March 20 showed that Peltier suffered from ankylosis on both sides of his mandible, meaning that his jaw was completely frozen and immobile.
- Only erosive osteoarthritis has erosions and ankylosis.
- This condition, known as TMJ ankylosis, needs to be identified and corrected in childhood to restore jaw function and facial harmony.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Greek ankulōsis, from ankuloun ‘to crook’, from ankulos ‘crooked’.