Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Inflexibility of a joint. See
ankylosis .
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- noun pathology
Rigidity of ajoint .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἀκαμψία (akampsia, "inflexibility") (from ἀ- (a-, "not") + κάμπτω (kamptō, "bend")).
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JEDDAH: A Saudi baby girl suffering from acampsia, a condition that causes stiffening of the joints, is reportedly being rejected by hospitals all over the
arabnews - frontpage 2010
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