uncinate
[uhn-suh-nit, -neyt]
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adjective Biology.
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
Origin of uncinate
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Historical Examples of uncinate
The pouch here is large, sacculated, uncinate, without reduction of the terminal portion.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal CavityGeorge. S. Huntington
There are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings.
uncinate
adjective biology
Word Origin for uncinate
C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus
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uncinate
[ŭn′sə-nāt′, -nĭt]
adj.
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