ankylose

See also: ankylosé

English

Alternative forms

• anchylose

Etymology

Back-formation from ankylosis; compare diagnose.

Verb

ankylose (third-person singular simple present ankyloses, present participle ankylosing, simple past and past participle ankylosed)

1. (transitive, pathology) To cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis.
2. (intransitive, pathology) To suffer from ankylosis.

Translations

to cause bony structures to fuse or stiffen as a result of ankylosis

• Catalan: anquilosar (ca)
• French: ankyloser (fr)
• Italian: anchilosare (it)
• Portuguese: anquilosar (pt)
• Spanish: anquilosar (es)

French

Pronunciation

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• Homophones: ankylosent, ankyloses

Noun

ankylose f (plural ankyloses)

1. (pathology) ankylosis

Verb

ankylose

1. inflection of ankyloser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “ankylose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.