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Ankiti Bose
Ankiti Bose (अंकिति बोस) is an Indian-born, Singapore-based entrepreneur who co-founded the fashion startup Zilingo in 2015 and led it as chief executive until 2022.
Ankiya Naat
Ankiya Naat (অংকীয়া নাট) is a one-act devotional play form created by Assamese saint Srimanta Sankaradeva in the 15th century, marking the beginning of written Assamese drama.
ANKK1
ANKK1 (ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1, X-kinase) is a human gene at 11q23.2 encoding a 765-aa serine/threonine kinase with 11 ankyrin repeats; it hosts the Taq1A SNP rs1800497 (Glu713Lys) once attributed to DRD2, within the NTAD gene cluster.
Ankle
The ankle, or talocrural joint, connects the foot to the lower leg where the tibia, fibula, and talus meet, allowing walking through dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.
Ankle arthroplasty
Ankle arthroplasty, also called total ankle replacement, is an orthopedic operation that replaces the damaged ankle joint with an artificial implant, preserving motion in end-stage ankle arthritis.
Ankle arthroscopy
Ankle arthroscopy is an orthopedic procedure in which a small camera and instruments are inserted into the ankle joint to diagnose and treat conditions inside the joint.
Ankle fracture fixation
Ankle fracture fixation is a surgical procedure using plates, screws, or nails to hold broken ankle bones in anatomic alignment while they heal, typically within 24 hours of injury.
Ankle jerk reflex
Ankle jerk reflex (Achilles tendon reflex, ankle reflex): S1 deep tendon reflex producing triceps surae contraction and plantar flexion; tested by dorsiflexion and tendon tap, lost in S1 radiculopathy and diabetic neuropathy.
Ankle oedema
Ankle oedema (ankle swelling), ICD-11 MG29.00 under localised oedema, is excess interstitial fluid at the ankle; most often from chronic venous insufficiency, also heart, kidney, liver disease, drugs, or injury.
Ankle replacement
Ankle replacement, or total ankle replacement (TAR), is an orthopedic operation that resurfaces a damaged ankle joint with a prosthetic implant to relieve pain while preserving motion.
Ankle strategy
The ankle strategy is a balance-recovery technique that applies torque at the ankle joints while keeping the feet flat, one of three classical postural control strategies with the hip and stepping strategies.
Ankle–brachial pressure index
Ankle–brachial pressure index (ABI, ABPI): ratio of ankle to brachial systolic blood pressure, a non-invasive bedside test; ABI ≤0.90 diagnoses lower limb peripheral artery disease and low values predict cardiovascular risk.
Anklebot
The Anklebot is a wearable, impedance-controlled ankle rehabilitation robot developed at MIT and announced in 2005 to train ankle motor control after stroke, notably foot drop, and to measure ankle stiffness.
Ankleshwar gas field
The Ankleshwar gas field is an onshore oil and gas field in the Cambay Basin near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India, discovered by ONGC in 1960 and operated by it.
Anklet
Anklet (ankle bracelet, ankle-band, ankle-ring; Arabic خلخال, Hindi payal): an ornamental band, ring, or chain worn around the ankle, documented from Meroitic Nubia and Isaiah 3:18, central to Indian bridal and ghungroo dance traditions.
Anko (brand)
Anko is the private-label home, apparel, and general merchandise brand of Kmart Australia, introduced in 2019 and accounting for over 85% of products sold in its stores.
Ankō Itosu (糸洲安恒)
Ankō Itosu (糸洲安恒, 1830–1915), Okinawan Shuri-te karate master, teacher of Funakoshi and Mabuni; created the five Pinan kata, introduced karate into Okinawan schools from 1901, and wrote the 1908 Ten Precepts of Karate.
Ankokuji Ekei
Ankokuji Ekei (安国寺恵瓊) was a Rinzai Zen priest and Mōri diplomat who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was beheaded after the battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
Ankon
Ankon (Ἀγκών, Latin Ancon), ancient Pontic harbor and road station on the Black Sea east of Amisus at the mouth of the Yeşilırmak (ancient Iris), Turkey; named from Greek 'elbow'; distinct from Ancona, Italy.
Ankona Capital Partners
Ankona Capital Partners is a Southern California venture capital firm based in Newport Beach, founded in 2019, which invests $5–15 million in early growth-stage B2B software companies.
Ankor (band)
Ankor (ANKOR) is a Spanish alternative metal band formed in 2003 in Els Pallaresos, Catalonia; also described as metalcore. Started as Spanish-language power metal, shifted to English in 2011; breakthrough UNFD mini-album Shoganai (2024), with I See Red following in November 2026.
Ankorstore
Ankorstore is a Paris-based B2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent retailers with brands across Europe, founded in November 2019 by four French e-commerce entrepreneurs and valued at €1.75 billion in 2022.
Ankur (अंकुर)
Ankur (अंकुर, The Seedling) is Shyam Benegal's 1974 Hindi directorial debut, a Parallel Cinema drama starring Shabana Azmi, Anant Nag, and Sadhu Meher about caste, feudal power, and a landlord-son's abandoned mistress in rural Andhra Pradesh; it won three National Film Awards and was nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin.
Ankur Arora Murder Case
Ankur Arora Murder Case (अंकुर अरोड़ा मर्डर केस) is a 2013 Hindi medical thriller directed by Sohail Tatari, written and produced by Vikram Bhatt, starring Kay Kay Menon, Arjun Mathur, Tisca Chopra, and Paoli Dam, released 14 June 2013.
Ankur Garg
Ankur Garg is a structural biologist and Research Investigator at HHMI's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, known for cryo-EM structures of the microRNA pathway and kinase inhibitors.
Ankur Singh
Ankur Singh is an immunoengineering researcher and Carl Ring Family Professor at Georgia Tech, known for synthetic human immune organoids and nanowire delivery of microRNA into naïve T cells.
Ankuwa
Ankuwa, also known as Amkuwa, was a Hattian cult and administrative city of central Anatolia, about 90 to 100 km from Hattusa, whose chief deity was the goddess Kataḫḫa.
Anky van Grunsven
Anky van Grunsven (Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven), Dutch dressage rider born 1968 in Erp; nine Olympic medals, three consecutive individual dressage golds (2000 Bonfire, 2004, 2008 Salinero), World Cup champion, later reining competitor.
Ankyloblepharon-ectodermal defects-cleft lip/palate syndrome
AEC syndrome, or Hay-Wells syndrome, is a rare autosomal dominant ectodermal dysplasia caused by TP63 variants, featuring eyelid fusion, scalp skin erosions, cleft lip/palate, and hearing loss; Rapp-Hodgkin syndrome belongs to the same spectrum.
Ankyloglossia
Ankyloglossia, commonly called tongue-tie, is a congenital condition in which a short, tight lingual frenulum restricts tongue movement, affecting about 4 to 10% of people.