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ancylo-
Word Origin
1.
a combining form meaning “hook,” “joint,” used in the formation of technical terms:
ancylostomiasis.
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Also,
anchylo-
,
ankylo-
.
Origin of
ancylo-
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Greek
combining form representing
Greek
ankýlos
crooked, curved, equivalent to
ánk(os
) bend (cognate with
Latin
uncus
bent,
angle
2
) +
-ylos
adjective-forming suffix
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ancylo-
in Medicine
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ancylo-
pref.
Variant of
ankylo-
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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