ancylose

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le processus de fusion ou d'ankylose d'une articulation, généralement à la suite d'une maladie ou d'une intervention chirurgicale.

A verb used to indicate the process of stiffening or fusing of a joint, typically due to disease or surgery.

1. Surgically fuse a jointC2formalmedical

   To perform a surgical procedure that causes ankylosis, or the fusion of bones in a joint, to stabilize it.

   Ankyloser chirurgicalement

   • The surgeon decided to ancylose the patient's ankle to relieve chronic pain.
   • They will ancylose the vertebrae to correct the spinal deformity.
   • The procedure to ancylose the joint was successful.

   Synonymesfuse

2. Become fused or stiffC2formalmedical

   For a joint to undergo ankylosis, becoming stiff or fused due to disease or surgical intervention.

   S'ankyloser

   • The joint began to ancylose after the severe infection.
   • Over time, the bones may ancylose naturally in some arthritic conditions.
   • The doctor explained how the joint would ancylose after the surgery.

   Synonymesfusestiffen