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ancylo-, 
  1. 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

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