Ankylose
to unite or grow together, as the bones of a joint or the root of a tooth and its surrounding bone.
Historical Examples
If the paralysis is widely distributed, and the joints are flail-like, it is better to ankylose the ankle and mid-tarsal joints.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities–Head–Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles
verb
(of bones in a joint, etc) to fuse or stiffen by ankylosis
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