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
Words nearby uncus
unctuous,
uncultivated,
unculture,
uncultured,
uncurl,
uncus,
uncustomary,
uncut,
und so weiter,
undamaged,
undamped
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
[ ŭng′kəs ]
n. pl. un•ci (ŭn′sī)
A hook-shaped part or process.
The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe.
uncinate gyrus