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ankylosis Definition


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ankylosis
noun
    1. A disorder characterized by immobility or stiffening of a joint, the bones of which often become fixed in an abnormal position, as a result of injury, disease, surgery, etc.
Etymology: 18c: from Greek ankylos crooked + -osis 2.



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