anchylosing
|an-chy-los-ing|
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/ˈæŋ.kəˌloʊ.zɪŋ/
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/ˈæŋ.kɪˌləʊ.zɪŋ/
(anchylose)
make joint stiff or immobile
Etymology
'anchylosing' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'ankylos', where 'ankylos' meant 'crooked' or 'bent'.
'ankylos' changed from the Greek word 'ankylos' to the medical Latin 'anchylosis', and eventually became the modern English word 'anchylose' and its participle 'anchylosing'.
Initially, it meant 'to make crooked or bent', but over time it evolved into its current medical meaning of 'to cause or undergo joint stiffening or fusion'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle of 'anchylose', meaning to cause or undergo ankylosis (the stiffening or fusion of a joint).
The disease is anchylosing the patient's joints.
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Last updated: 2025/08/01 14:06