ankylose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ankylose
    v 1: produce ankylosis by surgery [syn: {ankylose}, {ancylose}]
    2: undergo ankylosis; "joints ankylose" [syn: {ankylose},
       {ancylose}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ankylose \An"ky*lose\, v. t. & i.
   Same as {Anchylose}.
   [1913 Webster]

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