anquilosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλωσις (ankúlōsis), from ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, curved”), from ἄγκος (ánkos, “bend, hollow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ankiˈlosis/ [ãŋ.kiˈlo.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: an‧qui‧lo‧sis

Noun

anquilosis f (plural anquilosis)

1. (pathology) ankylosis

Derived terms

• anquilosante
• anquilosar

 

Further reading

• “anquilosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10