anchylose, ank-,v.|ˈæŋkɪləʊz|[f. anchylosis, after anastomose, metamorphose, etc., mod.Fr.ankyloser, f.ankylosen., perhaps supplying a model.]1.trans. To stiffen a joint by consolidation of the articulating surfaces; to consolidate two distinct bones; usually in pass. To be solidly united bone to bone.1787Hunter in Phil.Trans. LXXVII. 383 In the Porpoise, four of the vertebræ of the neck are anchylosed.1836Todd Cycl.Anat. & Phys. I. 281/2 In the Ostrich the last rib abuts against the ilium, to which it is anchylosed.1875Blake Zool. 2 Teeth..not anchylosed with the substance of the jaw.2.intr. Of a joint: To grow stiff. Of two bones: To grow together.1833Penny Cycl. I. 508/1 It is very important to keep the fingers bent, because, if they anchylose in that position, the hand will be more useful.1872Mivart Anat. 99 The two parietals anchylose at a very early period into a single median bone.