Anchylose \An"chy*lose\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Anchylosed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Anchylosing}.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.]
To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or
consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together
into one. [Spelt also {ankylose}.] --Owen.
[1913 Webster] ankylosis