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单词 unciform
释义

unciform

[ uhn-suh-fawrm ]
/ ˈʌn səˌfɔrm /

adjective

hook-shaped.

Origin of unciform

1725–35; <New Latin unciformis, equivalent to Latin unc(us) a hook, barb (cognate with Greek ónkos) + -i--i- + -formis-form

Words nearby unciform

unchristian, unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate epilepsy
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Example sentences from the Web for unciform

  • In the carpus the os magnum articulates freely with the scaphoid, and is separated from the cuneiform by the lunar and unciform.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The final bone of that series, the unciform, seems to represent two bones fused.

    The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for unciform

unciform
/ (ˈʌnsɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

anatomy zoology having the shape of a hook

noun

Also called: hamate bone anatomy any hook-shaped structure or part, esp a small bone of the wrist (unciform bone)

Word Origin for unciform

C18: from New Latin unciformis, from Latin uncus a hook
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Medical definitions for unciform

unciform
[ ŭnsə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a hook.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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