ankyl-
combining form
or ankylo- also anchyl- or anchylo- or ancyl- or ancylo-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ankyl-, ankylo-, from ankylos; akin to Greek ankos glen — more at angle
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 >
or ankylo- also anchyl- or anchylo- or ancyl- or ancylo-
1.
< Ancylostoma >
2.
a.
< ankyloglossia >
< ankylurethria >
b.
< ankylophobia >