ANKYLOSIS

(Lat.), n. f. A?n*(a?n?)-ki?1(ku®1)-o'si2s, Gen., an- Kylo's eos (-sis). Gr., üAwaus (from dyxvAy, a joint bent and stiffened). Fr., ankylose, roideur articulaire,, Ankylose, Gelenksteifigkeit. 'I(.. anchilosi. Sp., an qui los is. 1. Chronic inflammation of a joint with stiffening. |Paulus A%gineta (A, 322).] 2. Ankyloblepharon (q. v.). [Galen (A, 311).] 3. As used by modern authors, any morbid condition of a joint in which its mobility is abolished or decidedly impaired. [Ollier (D. 92).|—Angular a. Fr., ankylose angulaire. A. with angular deformity. [D.]—A. spuria. See False a.—A. vera, See True a.—Bony a. Fr., ankylose o euse. See True a.—Capsular a. Lat., a. capsular is. Fr., ankylose capsulatre. A, by cicatricial contraction of the articular capsule. [D, 84.] Cf. Fibrous a.—Cartilaginous a. A form described by Volkmann as seen most commonly after su acute coxitis in young persons, without suppuration but with great tension of the muscles. The cartilages may remain intact for a long time, although the synovial membrane may have shrunk and ceased to secrete. [Billroth (D).|—Central a. Fr., ankylose centrale. A. due to conditions existing within the joint. [Ollier (D, 92).|—Complete a. See True a.—Extra-articular a., Extra: capsular a. Fr., ankylose extra-capsulaire. A, due to changes exterior to the joint proper. [A, 385.]—False a. Lat., a. spuria. Fr., ankylose fau e (ou apparente). Ger., falsche Ankylose. It., anchilosi falsa. Sp.. an qui los is falsa. An a. due to any other cause than true bony union. ibroid a., Fibrons a. Fr., ankylose fibre use. A. caused by the ool ner of adventitious fibrous ti ue in or around a joint. [S. D. Gro CO corel ized a. Fr., ankylose généralisée. A, of many joints, or a tendency to it; an expre ion of the “ osteophytic diathesis.” {Ollier (D, 92).|—Heredltary a. A. depending more or le on heredity. [R. O. Clark, “Med. Times and Gaz.,” xv, 1857, p. 258 (D).] —Incomplete a. Fr., ankylose incomplète. A term sometimes applied to false a., denoting that the immobility is not absolute. —Incomplete peripheral a. Fr., ankylose eC ee périyhérique. Extra-articular false a, [Denucé (D, 93).]—Intra-ar- HCOan Intra-capsular a. … @. intracapsular is, Fr., ankylose intracapsulaire. A. due to changes within the joint proper. [A, 38.]—Ligamentous a. See Fibrous a—Membranous a. Fr., ankylose membrane use. A form of intra-articular a. in wbich the adhesion is membranous, [A, 385.]—Museular a. Lat., a. muscular is. A false a. due to muscular contracture. |D, .|~O eous a. Fr., ankylose o euse, Syn.: synostosis. See ‘True a.—Peripheral a. Fr., ankylose périphérique. See Extra articular a.—Spurious a. See False a—True a. Lat., a. vera. Fr., ankylose vraie. Ger., wahre A. It., anchilosi vera, Sp., an qui los is verdadera. Bony a.; a. due to true bony union of the articular surfaces. A3n?-ki?1-os, -ku®l-o’ze?.