ankylose

A verb used to indicate the process of bones or joints becoming stiff or fused together, often due to disease or surgical intervention.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das den Prozess beschreibt, bei dem Knochen oder Gelenke steif werden oder verwachsen, oft infolge einer Krankheit oder eines chirurgischen Eingriffs.

1. Surgically fuse a joint C2 formal medical

   To perform a surgical procedure that causes the fusion of bones in a joint, resulting in ankylosis.

   • The surgeon decided to ankylose the patient's ankle to relieve chronic pain.
   • Ankylosing the joint is often a last resort for severe arthritis.
   • The procedure to ankylose the vertebrae was successful.

   🇩🇪Einen Gelenk chirurgisch versteifen

2. Become stiff or fused C2 formal medical

   For a joint to become stiff or fused due to disease or injury, resulting in ankylosis.

   • The patient's knee began to ankylose after the infection.
   • Without treatment, the joint may naturally ankylose over time.
   • The bones started to ankylose, limiting the range of motion.

   🇩🇪Steif oder verwachsen werden

   Synonyme: fusestiffen

• ankylosed past participle
• ankylosed past simple
• ankylosing present participle
• ankyloses third person singular