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ANCHYLOSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anchylosis mean? 

ANCHYLOSIS (noun)
  The noun ANCHYLOSIS has 1 sense:

1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a jointplay

  Familiarity information: ANCHYLOSIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANCHYLOSIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anchylosis; ankylosis

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

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)


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