uncus

[ uhng-kuhs ]

/ ˈʌŋ kəs /

noun, plural un·ci [uhn-sahy]. /ˈʌn saɪ/. Anatomy.

any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.

Origin of uncus

1820–30; <New Latin, Latin: literally, hook

Words nearby uncus

unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped, undated

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Example sentences from the Web for uncus

Eventually it ends in the substance of the hippocampus and in the uncus of the temporal lobe.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Greek, ; Latin, uncus, ferramentum quo in sectione calculus protrahitur.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne
The olfactory and gustatory centres are situated in the uncus close to the pituitary fossa.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The uncus, and subiculum cornu ammonis of the human brain, belong to it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

Scaphium: a ventral process of the 10th abdominal segment in male Lepidoptera below the uncus.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for uncus

uncus

/ (ˈʌŋkəs) /

noun plural unci (ˈʌnsaɪ)

zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum

Word Origin for uncus

C19: from Latin: hook

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Medical definitions for uncus

uncus

[ ŭng′kəs ]

n. pl. un•ci (ŭn′sī)

A hook-shaped part or process.

The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe.uncinate gyrus

单词	uncus
释义	uncus [ uhng-kuhs ] / ˈʌŋ kəs / noun, plural un·ci [uhn-sahy]. /ˈʌn saɪ/. Anatomy. any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain. Origin of uncus 1820–30; <New Latin, Latin: literally, hook Words nearby uncus unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped, undated Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uncus Eventually it ends in the substance of the hippocampus and in the uncus of the temporal lobe. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various Greek, ; Latin, uncus, ferramentum quo in sectione calculus protrahitur. Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times\|John Stewart Milne The olfactory and gustatory centres are situated in the uncus close to the pituitary fossa. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The uncus, and subiculum cornu ammonis of the human brain, belong to it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4\|Various Scaphium: a ventral process of the 10th abdominal segment in male Lepidoptera below the uncus. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith British Dictionary definitions for uncus uncus / (ˈʌŋkəs) / noun plural unci (ˈʌnsaɪ) zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum Word Origin for uncus C19: from Latin: hook 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 uncus uncus [ ŭng′kəs ] n. pl. un•ci (ŭn′sī) A hook-shaped part or process. The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe.uncinate gyrus The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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