Meanings
plural ankyloses · alternative anchylosis · alternative ancylosis
- countableuncountableanatomyThe growing together of bones to form a single unit.
- countableuncountablemedicineThe stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
- countablefigurativelyuncountableAn onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
Yet in using the word democracy, one must plead for a distinction, or, better, a reversion, indicated by the curious anchylosis that, at a certain point in their maturity, usually sets in upon words newly put in use to express some august and large spiritual reality.
1914, Brand Whitlock, Forty Years of It, introduction
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀγκύλωσις“a stiffening of the joints”
- Englishankylosis
From Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), from ἀγκυλόω (ankulóō, “to crook, bend”), from ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”). By surface analysis, ankyl- + -osis.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque ankilosi
- ankilosithe growing together of bones
Bulgarian втвърдяване на ставите
- втвърдяване на ставите (vtvărdjavane na stavite)the growing together of bones
Catalan anquilosi
- anquilosithe growing together of bones
Chinese Mandarin 骨癒合 /骨愈合, 骨融合
- 骨癒合 /骨愈合 (gǔ yùhé)the growing together of bones
- 骨融合 (gǔ rónghé)the growing together of bones
- 關節僵硬 /关节僵硬the stiffening of a joint
- 關節強直 /关节强直the stiffening of a joint
- 僵硬 (jiāngyìng)an onset of stiffness or inflexibility
- 變硬 /变硬 (biàn yìng)an onset of stiffness or inflexibility
Czech ankylóza
- ankylózathe growing together of bones
Dutch ankylose
- ankylosethe growing together of bones
Estonian anküloos
- anküloosthe growing together of bones
Finnish ankyloosi, nivelen jäykistyminen
- ankyloosithe growing together of bones
- nivelen jäykistyminenthe stiffening of a joint
- jäykistyminenan onset of stiffness or inflexibility
French ankylose
- ankylosethe growing together of bones
German Ankylose
- Ankylosethe growing together of bones
Greek αγκύλωση
- αγκύλωση (agkýlosi)the growing together of bones
Indonesian ankilosis, ankilosis
- ankilosisthe growing together of bones
- ankilosisthe stiffening of a joint
Irish ancalóis
- ancalóisthe growing together of bones
Italian anchilosi
- anchilosithe growing together of bones
Japanese 強直
- 強直 (kyōchoku)the growing together of bones
Polish ankiloza
- ankilozathe stiffening of a joint
Portuguese anquilose, ancilose
- anquilosethe growing together of bones
- ancilosethe growing together of bones
Punjabi ਐਂਕਾਈਲੌਸਿਸ
- ਐਂਕਾਈਲੌਸਿਸ (aiṅkāīlausis)the growing together of bones
Russian анкило́з
- анкило́з (ankilóz)the growing together of bones
Spanish anquilosis
- anquilosisthe growing together of bones
Swedish ankylos
- ankylosthe growing together of bones
Turkish ankiloz
- ankilozthe growing together of bones
Ukrainian анкіло́з
- анкіло́з (ankilóz)the growing together of bones
Cite this entry
ankylosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosis
“ankylosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ankylosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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