verb (used with or without object), an·ky·losed, an·ky·los·ing.
- to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.
verb
- (of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
adj.
- Stiffened or bound by adhesions.
- Of or relating to a joint in a state of ankylosis.