ankyl-
combining form
variants:
or ankylo-
or less commonly anchyl-
or anchylo-
or ancyl-
or ancylo-
Definition of ankyl-
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
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