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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 joint
Familiarity information: ANCHYLOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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