The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anchylose \An"chy*lose\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Anchylosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.] To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one. [Spelt also ankylose.] --Owen. [1913 Webster] ankylosis