ankylose

[ ang-kuh-lohs ]

/ ˈæŋ kəˌloʊs /

to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.

Origin of ankylose

First recorded in 1780–90; back formation from ankylosis

The tympanic, periotic and squamosal are ankylosed together.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
The radius and ulna are not ankylosed, but are incapable of any rotatory movement.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The tarsals are ankylosed respectively to the tibia and metatarsals as in other birds.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
The rigid German, ankylosed at his glass, suddenly straightens up.

The Surprises of Life |Georges Clemenceau

The bones of the pelvis are ankylosed together, and to a large though variable number of vertebrae.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds

ankylose

/ (ˈæŋkɪˌləʊs, -ˌləʊz) /

(of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis

ankylosed

[ ăng′kə-lōst′, -lōzd′ ]

Stiffened or bound by adhesions.

Of or relating to a joint in a state of ankylosis.