Meanings
verbankylose (third-person singular simple present ankyloses, present participle ankylosing, simple past and past participle ankylosed)
present singular third person ankyloses · participle present ankylosing · participle past ankylosed · past ankylosed · alternative anchylose
- transitivemedicineTo cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
- intransitivemedicineTo suffer from ankylosis.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Back-formation from ankylosis; compare diagnose.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan anquilosar
- anquilosarto cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
French ankyloser
- ankyloserto cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
Italian anchilosare
- anchilosareto cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
Portuguese anquilosar
- anquilosarto cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
Spanish anquilosar
- anquilosarto cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
Cite this entry
APA
ankylose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylose
MLA
“ankylose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ankylose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylose.
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