Look up: ankylosis

1. Ankylosis
   bony fusion of the two surfaces of a joint to each other, which prevents movement. Ankylosis of the tooth root to its bony socket may causes root resorption.
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2. ankylosis
   [n] - abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
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3. Ankylosis
   Fusion of a joint by bone or a tight fibrous union, occurring as a result of a disease process, e.g. following septic arthritis (pyarthrosis), in ankylosing spondylitis, healed tuberculosis of bone etc.
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4. Ankylosis
   Severe stiffness of a joint, often due to the bone surfaces forming the joint being destroyed by disease and fusing together so there is no movement in the (former) joint
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5. Ankylosis
   Severe or complete loss of movement at a joint usually due to the abnormal joining of bones to each other
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6. Ankylosis
   Immobility or stiffness of a joint.
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7. Ankylosis
   Ankylosis: Stiffness or, more often, fusion of a joint. From the Greek ankylsis, meaning stiffening of a joint.
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8. ankylosis
   Fusion of bones across a joint. Complication of chronic inflammation. See ankylosing spondylitis.
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9. Ankylosis
   An`ky·lo'sis noun Same as Anchylosis .
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10. ankylosis
    <orthopaedics, rheumatology> Fusion of bones across a joint. Complication of chronic inflammation. ... See: ankylosing spondylitis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. ankylosis
    anchylosis noun abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint
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12. ankylosis
    (ang″kә-lo´sis) pl. ankylo´ses immobility and consolidation of a joint due to disease, injury, or surgical procedure. adj., ankylot´ic., adj. Ankylosis may be caused by destruction of the membranes that line the joint or by faulty bone structure. It is most often a result of chronic rheumatoid arthri...
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13. Ankylosis
    • (n.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals. • (n.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. • (n.) Same as Anchylosis.
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14. ankylosis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ang′ki-lō′sis Definitions: 1. Stiffening or fixation of a joint as the result of a disease process, with fibrous or bony union across the joint; fusion.
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15. Ankylosis
    A condition where two hard tissues are fused together. When this happens to a tooth and the alveolar bone, the tooth partially erupts.
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16. Ankylosis
    Ankylosis is an abnormal adhesion or immobility of the bones in a joint, caused by example by a direct joining of the bones, a fibrous growth of tissues within the joint, or surgery.
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17. Ankylosis
    Abnormal immobility and fusion of a joint. Noted as cause of faulty tails in the German Shepherd Dog standard.
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18. ANKYLOSIS
    The immobility and consolidation of a joint, secondary to trauma, infection, or surgery.
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19. Ankylosis
    | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D000844 --> `Ankylosis`, or `Anchylosis` (from Greek ἀγκύλος, bent, crooked) is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be ...
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