ANKYL-


Meaning of ANKYL- in English

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

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