ancylo-

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

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Word History and Origins

A combining form representing Greek ankýlos “crooked, curved,” akin to ánkos “bend, hollow, mountain glen,” cognate with Latin uncus “bent”; angle ²

-ancy ancylostomiasis

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