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noun
The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: medicine, sciences, teratology
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noun
A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences, teratology
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History
From arthro- (“joint”) + gryposis (“hooking, abnormal curvature”), from Late Latin grȳpōsis (“hooking”) (from grȳpus (“hook-nosed”)), from Ancient Greek γρυπῶσις (grupôsis, “hooking”), from γρύπεσθαι (grúpesthai, “become hooked”), from γρύπος (grúpos, “hook-nosed”).
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