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unciform
[ uhn-suh-fawrm ]
/ ˈʌn səˌfɔrm /
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adjective
hook-shaped.
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Words nearby unciform
unchristian, unchurch, unchurched, uncia, uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate epilepsy
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How to use unciform in a sentence
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. ReynoldsThe 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
[ ŭn′sə-fôrm′ ]
adj.
Shaped like a hook.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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