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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A word for Oct. 6 #82955 10/06/2002 4:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 ankylosis ., pl. ses Gr ankylosis < ankyloun, to crook, stiffen < ankylos, crooked: see ANKLE6 1 Med. a stiffening of a joint, caused by the pathological joining of bones or fibrous parts, by injury, or by surgical procedure 2 Zool. a joining of bones or fibrous parts into a single part ankylotic adj. A medical word, but something that happens to all of us if we live long enough. But quite suitable for use to describe the aging and loss of function of some of our traditions of free speech when political correctness is in vogue. Incidentally the etymology of "vogue" is interesting - "French lit. rowing of a ship"..... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: A word for Oct. 6 #82956 10/06/2002 6:42 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... And all the time I thought ankylosuarus was so nakmed because his was stiff due to the enormous armor-plating he bore...but it actually meant arthritic lizard!? Here's the ankylosaurus page (with illustration) from the Dino Dictionary: http://flood.nhm.ac.uk/cgi-bin/dino/detail.dsml?Genus=Ankylosaurus Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: A word for Oct. 6 #82957 10/06/2002 8:40 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The trouble with old age is you get stiff everywhere except where its needed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 8 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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