ankilosis

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis, “a stiffening of the joints”), ἀγκυλόειν (ankulóein, “to crook, bend”), ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “bent, crooked”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ankiˈlosis/ [an.kiˈlo.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: an‧ki‧lo‧sis

Noun

ankilosis (countable and uncountable, plural ankilosis-ankilosis)

1. (anatomy) ankylosis (the growing together of bones to form a single unit)
2. (medicine) ankylosis (the stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion)

Derived terms

• ankilosis gigi

Further reading

• “ankilosis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.