A medical condition in which joints become stiff, immobile, or fused together, losing their ability to move normally.
From Greek 'ankýlōsis' (stiffening), from 'ankýlos' (bent, crooked). Medical term describing a pathological condition observed since ancient times.
Anchylosis has affected people throughout history—medieval physicians noted it in aged patients, and modern medicine recognizes it as a symptom of various diseases and injuries.
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