Wondering how to use Ankylosis in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pathology.
Ankylosis in a sentence
Ankylosis meaning
- The growing together of bones to form a single unit.
- The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion.
- An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
Synonyms of Ankylosis
Using Ankylosis
- The main meaning on this page is: The growing together of bones to form a single unit. | The stiffening of a joint as the result of such abnormal fusion. | An onset of stiffness or inflexibility.
- Useful related words include: anchylosis, pathology.
Context around Ankylosis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ankylosis
- In this selection, "ankylosis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bony, developmental and may stand out and add context to how "ankylosis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hands and ankylosis of his and infection or ankylosis may also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ankylosis" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ankylosis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He developed progressive deformities in his hands and ankylosis of his right shoulder, requiring him to change his painting technique. (20 words)
Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or organic degeneration of the articular surfaces, recurrent fibrous or bony ankylosis, developmental abnormality, or pathologic lesions within the TMJ. (26 words)
The mobility of the ossicles may be impaired for different reasons and disruption of the ossicular chain due to trauma, infection or ankylosis may also cause hearing loss. (28 words)
The mobility of the ossicles may be impaired for different reasons and disruption of the ossicular chain due to trauma, infection or ankylosis may also cause hearing loss. (28 words)
Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or organic degeneration of the articular surfaces, recurrent fibrous or bony ankylosis, developmental abnormality, or pathologic lesions within the TMJ. (26 words)
He developed progressive deformities in his hands and ankylosis of his right shoulder, requiring him to change his painting technique. (20 words)
Example sentences (3)
Degenerative joint disease, such as osteoarthritis or organic degeneration of the articular surfaces, recurrent fibrous or bony ankylosis, developmental abnormality, or pathologic lesions within the TMJ.
He developed progressive deformities in his hands and ankylosis of his right shoulder, requiring him to change his painting technique.
The mobility of the ossicles may be impaired for different reasons and disruption of the ossicular chain due to trauma, infection or ankylosis may also cause hearing loss.