ankylosis

Thân thiện

The patient's ankylosis made it difficult to bend his knee.

Definition

Noun: A medical condition characterized by the abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones.

Usage

This term is used specifically in medical contexts to describe a pathological state where a joint becomes fixed and cannot move. It often results from disease, chronic inflammation, or injury.

Examples

• The patient's chronic arthritis led to ankylosis of the knee joint.
• Surgical intervention may be necessary to correct ankylosis of the spine.
• The X-ray confirmed ankylosis, showing complete bony fusion across the joint.

Advanced Usage

• Ankylosing spondylitis: A specific, chronic inflammatory disease that primarily causes ankylosis of the joints in the spine.
  • He was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, which causes progressive spinal ankylosis.

Variants and Related Words

• Ankylosed (adjective): Describes a joint that has become stiff and fused.
  • The ankylosed elbow required a complex surgical procedure.
• Ankylose (verb, less common): The process of becoming stiff or the act of causing stiffness in a joint.

Synonyms

• Joint fusion
• Stiff joint (general term)
• Arthrodesis (specifically refers to surgical fusion of a joint, which is a controlled procedure, unlike pathological ankylosis)

Antonyms

• Joint mobility
• Articulation (in the sense of joint movement)
• Flexibility

Học thuật

Noun

1. abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anchylosis