Definition
A medical condition where joints or bones become stiffened and fused together, losing their ability to move.
Etymology
From Greek 'ankylos' (stiff, crooked) + '-osis' (condition, disease). The term has been used since ancient times to describe pathological fusion of joints, appearing in Hippocratic medical texts and evolving through medical practice to describe specific diseases.
Kelly Says
Ankylosis is what happens when inflammation or scarring in a joint wins the war—the joint surrenders its flexibility and essentially 'gives up' by fusing itself solid! It's the body's extreme response to chronic pain, and ironically, sometimes the resulting immobility reduces suffering.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
ARالعربية
ankylosis
an-ki-lo-sis
BNবাংলা
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
CACatalà
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
CSČeština
ankyloza
ang-ki-LOH-za
DADansk
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
DEDeutsch
Ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
ELΕλληνικά
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
ESEspañol
ankylosis
ang-ki-LOH-sis
FAفارسی
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
FISuomi
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
FRFrançais
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-z
GUGU
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
HAHA
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
HEעברית
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
HIहिन्दी
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
HUMagyar
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
IDBahasa Indonesia
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
IGIG
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
ITItaliano
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
JA日本語
ankylosis
ankyuroo-sisu
KKKK
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
KMKM
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
KO한국어
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-si-seu
MRMR
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
NLNederlands
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
NONorsk
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
PAPA
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
PLPolski
ankiloza
an-ki-LOH-za
PTPortuguês
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
RORomână
ankylose
ang-ki-LOH-ze
RUРусский
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
SVSvenska
ankylos
ang-ki-los
SWKiswahili
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
TAதமிழ்
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
TEతెలుగు
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
THไทย
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
TLTL
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
TRTürkçe
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
UKУкраїнська
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
URاردو
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
VITiếng Việt
ankylosis
an-ki-lo-sis
YOYO
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis
ZH中文
ankylosis
an-qi-luo-si
ZUZU
ankylosis
ang-ki-lo-sis