ANCHYLOSED

Verb

anchylosed

simple past tense and past participle of anchylose

Source: Wiktionary


ANCHYLOSE

An"chy*lose, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Anchylosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.] Etym: [Cf. F. ankyloser.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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