| ankylosis | <orthopaedics, rheumatology> Fusion of bones across a joint. Complication of chronic inflammation. See: ankylosing spondylitis. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| artificial ankylosis | <orthopaedics> The surgical immobilisation of a joint (joint fusion). (27 Sep 1997) |
| bony ankylosis | Same as Synosteosis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spurious ankylosis | extracapsular ankylosis |
| dental ankylosis | <dentistry> Bony union of the radicular surface of a tooth to the surrounding alveolar bone in an area of previous partial root resorption. Extracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to induration or heterotopic ossification of the surrounding tissues. Synonym: spurious ankylosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| true ankylosis | Same as Synosteosis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| false ankylosis | Stiffening of a joint due to the presence of fibrous bands between and about the bones forming the joint. Synonym: false ankylosis, pseudankylosis. Intracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to the presence of bony or fibrous adhesions between the articular surfaces of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrous ankylosis | Stiffening of a joint due to the presence of fibrous bands between and about the bones forming the joint. Synonym: false ankylosis, pseudankylosis. Intracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to the presence of bony or fibrous adhesions between the articular surfaces of the joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingivo-osseous | Referring to the gingiva and its underlying bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chondro-osseous | Relating to cartilage and bone, either as a mixture of the two tissues or as a junction between the two, such as the union of a rib and its costal cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osseous | Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific. Origin: L. Osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to Gr, Skr. Asthi. Cf. Oyster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| osseous ampulla | A circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of the three bony saemicircular canals, anterior, posterior, and lateral; each contains an ampulla of the saemicircular ducts. Synonym: ampulla ossea, osseous ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osseous cell | <pathology> Osteoblast that is embedded in bony tissue and which is relatively inactive. (18 Nov 1997) |
| osseous hydatid cyst | A morphological form of hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus, and found in the long bones or the pelvic arch of humans if the embryo is filtered out in bony tissue; in this site no limiting membrane forms and the cyst grows in an uncontrolled fashion, producing cancellous structures and inducing fracture, followed by spread to new sites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osseous labyrinth | A series of cavities (cochlea, vestibule, and saemicircular canals) contained within the otic capsule of the petrous portion of the temporal bone; the bony labyrinth is filled with perilymph, in which the delicate, endolymph-filled membranous labyrinth is suspended. Synonym: labyrinthus osseus, osseous labyrinth. (05 Mar 2000) |