"uncus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unci [plural]
Etymology: From Latin uncus (“hook”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂enk-}}, {{uder|en|la|uncus||hook}} Latin uncus (“hook”) Head templates: {{en-noun|unci}} uncus (plural unci)
  1. (zoology) A hook or claw. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-uncus-en-noun-OW91Okgz Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (anatomy) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-uncus-en-noun-V4ENr5ci Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy
    Sense id: en-uncus-en-noun-UkeJWHhe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 26 55 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: uncous

Inflected forms

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