ANKYLOSIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

Synonyms:

anchylosis; ankylosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("ankylosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)

Derivation:

ankylotic (relating to or characteristic of the abnormality ankylosis)

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