Ankylosis is a stiffness of a joint due to abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of the joint, which may be the result of injury or disease. ... When inflammation has caused the joint-ends of the bones to be fused together, the ankylosis is termed osseous or complete and is an instance of synostosis.

What is the medical term for ankylosis?

Ankylosis: Stiffness or, more often, fusion of a joint. From the Greek ankylsis, meaning stiffening of a joint. CONTINUE SCROLLING OR CLICK HERE.

What is meant by ankylosis?

1 : stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery. 2 : union of separate bones or hard parts to form a single bone or part.