ancylo-

a combining form meaning “hook,” “joint,” used in the formation of technical terms: ancylostomiasis.
Also anchylo-, ankylo-.

Origin of ancylo-

combining form representing Greek ankýlos crooked, curved, equivalent to ánk(os) bend (cognate with Latin uncus bent, angle2) + -ylos adjective-forming suffix

Words nearby ancylo-

anconeous muscle, anconitis, ancrod, ancré, ancus marcius, ancylo-, ancylostoma, ancylostoma braziliense, ancylostoma caninum, ancylostoma duodenale, ancylostomatic

Medical definitions for ancylo-

ancylo-

pref.

Variant ofankylo-