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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ancylo-,

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

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

'ancylo-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

anchylo- - ankylo- - ankylostomiasis

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