also  an*chy*lose  vb, -losed  -los*ing vt  :  to unite or stiffen by ankylosis <a joint ankylosed by surgery>  vi  :  to undergo ankylosis .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  an·gu·lus 
 
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