anchylosis

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: an=chy=lo=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

anchylosis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , fr. , fr. to crook, stiffen, fr. crooked: cf. F. ankylose.].

•  Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.  Dunglison.  [1913 Webster]
•  The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.  [1913 Webster]
•  abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anchylosis, var. of ANKYLOSIS.