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