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
Ancylo stoma
2.
[New Latin, from Greek ankyl-, ankylo-, from ankylōsis ]
a. : stiff, immobile, constricted, or closed because of adhesion
ankylo glossia
ankyl urethria
b. : ankylosis
ankylo phobia