ankilosis

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), ἀγκυλόειν (ankulóein, “to crook, bend”), ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ankiˈlosis/ [an.kiˈlo.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: an‧ki‧lo‧sis

Noun

ankilosis (countable and uncountable, plural ankilosis-ankilosis)

  1. (anatomy) ankylosis (the growing together of bones to form a single unit)
  2. (medicine) ankylosis (the stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion)

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