ankyl-

combining form

variants or ankylo- or less commonly anchyl- or anchylo- or ancyl- or ancylo-

1

: crooked : curved

Ancylostoma

2

[New Latin, from Greek ankyl-, ankylo-, from ankylōsis]

a

: stiff, immobile, constricted, or closed because of adhesion

ankyloglossia

ankylurethria

b

: ankylosis

ankylophobia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ankyl-, ankylo-, from ankylos; akin to Greek ankos glen

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