uncus

[ uhng-kuh s ]
/ ˈʌŋ kəs /

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.

Origin of uncus

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

Example sentences from the Web for unci

  • The unci are furnished with finger-like processes of teeth, which vary in number.

    Marvels of Pond-life |Henry J. Slack

British Dictionary definitions for unci

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

Medical definitions for unci

uncus
[ ŭngkəs ]

n. pl. un•ci (ŭn)

A hook-shaped part or process.
The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe. uncinate gyrus