ankilosis.
ankylosis
Meaning & usage
ankylosis the growing together of bones to form a single unit
ankylosis the stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion
Where this word comes from
Internationalism, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), ἀγκυλόω (ankulóō, “to crook, bend”), ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”).
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