uncinate

[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective Biology.

hooked; bent at the end like a hook.

Origin of uncinate

1750–60; <Latin uncīnāt(us) furnished with hooks, equivalent to uncīnus hook (unc(us) hook + -īnus-ine¹) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate

sub·un·ci·nate, adjective

Words nearby uncinate

uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate epilepsy, uncinate fasciculus, uncinate fit, uncinate gyrus, uncinate process

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Example sentences from the Web for uncinate

The pouch here is large, sacculated, uncinate, without reduction of the terminal portion.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
There are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for uncinate

uncinate

/ (ˈʌnsɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

adjective biology

shaped like a hookthe uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates

of, relating to, or possessing uncini

Word Origin for uncinate

C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus

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Medical definitions for uncinate

uncinate

[ ŭn′sə-nāt′, -nĭt ]

adj.

Unciform.

单词	uncinate
释义	uncinate [ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ] / ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt / adjective Biology. hooked; bent at the end like a hook. Origin of uncinate 1750–60; <Latin uncīnāt(us) furnished with hooks, equivalent to uncīnus hook (unc(us) hook + -īnus-ine¹) + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate sub·un·ci·nate, adjective Words nearby uncinate uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate epilepsy, uncinate fasciculus, uncinate fit, uncinate gyrus, uncinate process Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uncinate The pouch here is large, sacculated, uncinate, without reduction of the terminal portion. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity\|George. S. Huntington There are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for uncinate uncinate / (ˈʌnsɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) / adjective biology shaped like a hookthe uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates of, relating to, or possessing uncini Word Origin for uncinate C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for uncinate uncinate [ ŭn′sə-nāt′, -nĭt ] adj. Unciform. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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