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English
Etymology
Back-formation from ankylosis; compare diagnose.
Verb
ankylose (third-person singular simple present ankyloses, present participle ankylosing, simple past and past participle ankylosed)
- (transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
- (intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.
Translations
to cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ankylose f (plural ankyloses)
- (pathology) ankylosis
Verb
ankylose
- inflection of ankyloser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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