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 >