unciform
[ uhn-suh-fawrm ]
/ ˈʌn səˌfɔrm /
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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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. 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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