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anchylose

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an·chy·lose   (āng'kə-lōs', -lōz')   
v.  Variant of ankylose.
an·ky·lose also an·chy·lose   (āng'kə-lōs', -lōz')   
v.   an·ky·losed also an·chy·losed, an·ky·los·ing also an·chy·los·ing, an·ky·los·es also an·chy·los·es

v.   tr.
To join or consolidate by ankylosis.
v.   intr.
To become joined or consolidated by ankylosis.

[Back-formation from ankylosis.]
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