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Verb: ankylose  'ang-ku,lows
  1. (medicine) produce ankylosis by surgery
    "The surgeon ankylosed the joint to prevent further movement";
    - ancylose
     
  2. (medicine) undergo ankylosis
    "joints ankylose";
    - ancylose

Derived forms: ankylosed, ankyloses, ankylosing

Type of: grow, join