uncinate
[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]
/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /
adjective Biology.
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
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Origin of uncinate
OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate
sub·un·ci·nate, adjectiveWords nearby uncinate
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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. HuntingtonThere are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. ReynoldsThe ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. ReynoldsThe peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings.
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.
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