Definitions for uncusˈʌŋ kəs; ˈʌn saɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•cusˈʌŋ kəs; ˈʌn saɪ(n.)(pl.)un•ci
any hook-shaped body part or process.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of uncus:
1820–30; < NL, L: lit., hook
Princeton's WordNet
uncus(noun)
(biology) any hook-shaped process or part
Wiktionary
uncus(Noun)
A hook or claw.
uncus(Noun)
Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
uncus(Noun)
Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.
Origin: From uncus.
Webster Dictionary
Uncus(noun)
a hook or claw
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