ancylo-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “hook,” “joint,” used in the formation of technical terms:
ancylostomiasis.
Also, anchylo-, ankylo-.
Origin
combining form representing Greek ankýlos crooked, curved, equivalent to ánk(os) bend (cognate with Latin uncus bent, angle2) + -ylos adjective-forming suffix
Related Words
- ankylo-
- ankylostomiasis
ancylo-
I.
see ancyl-
II.combining form
see ankyl-
I.
see ancyl-
II.
see ankyl-