ankylose

See also: ankylosé

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from ankylosis; compare diagnose.

Verb

ankylose (third-person singular simple present ankyloses, present participle ankylosing, simple past and past participle ankylosed)

  1. (transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
  2. (intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Homophones: ankylosent, ankyloses

Noun

ankylose f (plural ankyloses)

  1. (pathology) ankylosis

Verb

ankylose

  1. inflection of ankyloser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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