uncinate

[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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adjective Biology.

hooked; bent at the end like a hook.

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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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How to use uncinate in a sentence

The ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
From near the distal end an imperfectly ossified uncinate process (see p. 190) projects backwards.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Projecting backwards from each is a large hooked uncinate process.
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

The thoracic ribs in almost all birds have large uncinate processes.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

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.