uncus

[ uhng-kuhs ]

/ ˈʌŋ kəs /

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noun, plural un·ci

[uhn-sahy]. /ˈʌn saɪ/. Anatomy.

any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.

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Origin of uncus

1820–30; <New Latin, Latin: literally, hook

Words nearby uncus

unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged, undamped, undated

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How to use uncus in a sentence

Greek, ; Latin, uncus, ferramentum quo in sectione calculus protrahitur.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne
Eventually it ends in the substance of the hippocampus and in the uncus of the temporal lobe.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
The uncus, and subiculum cornu ammonis of the human brain, belong to it.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Scaphium: a ventral process of the 10th abdominal segment in male Lepidoptera below the uncus.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

The olfactory and gustatory centres are situated in the uncus close to the pituitary fossa.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for uncus

uncus

/ (ˈʌŋkəs) /

noun plural unci (ˈʌnsaɪ)

zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum

Word Origin for uncus

C19: from Latin: hook

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