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to ancylose

to ancylose

9.9
To make a joint stiff by joining its bones so it cannot move
  • verb
  • /ˈæŋsɪloʊz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anquilosar
  • The doctor opted to ancylose the joint to relieve the patient's chronic pain.

Examples

  • The doctor will ancylose the joint to relieve pain.

  • If natural fusion fails, surgeons may decide to ancylose the affected area.

  • Advances in orthopedic surgery have made it safer to ancylose problem joints.

  • Why would anyone choose to ancylose a joint?

  • Surgeons were able to ancylose the joint effectively, providing the patient with much-needed relief.

  • To treat the severe arthritis, the doctors decided to ancylose the patient's knee joint.

  • A successful procedure can ancylose the damaged joint and reduce the patient's pain significantly.

Synonyms

to ankylose
vsto ancylose
  • Specialized
9.9

Make a joint stiff by making its bones grow together

includes fusion caused by surgery or disease rather than only surgical action

How Stiff

to ancylose
  • Specialized
9.9
to rigidify
1 8.2
to stiffen
25 3.7

Surface Forms

ancylose infinitive
ancylosed past
ancylosed past participle
ancylosing present participle
ancyloses third person singular

Etymology

Ancylose comes from the old Greek word ankylos, which means 'bent' or 'joined'. So to ancylose a joint is to make it fixed or 'fused', like joining two parts so they cannot move.