uncinate
[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]
/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /
adjective Biology.
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
Origin of uncinate
OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate
sub·un·ci·nate, adjectiveWords nearby uncinate
Example sentences from the Web for uncinate
The pouch here is large, sacculated, uncinate, without reduction of the terminal portion.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity |George. S. HuntingtonThere are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes.
The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. ReynoldsThe ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.
The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. ReynoldsThe peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings.
British Dictionary definitions for uncinate
uncinate
/ (ˈʌnsɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /
adjective biology
shaped like a hook
the uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates
of, relating to, or possessing uncini
Word Origin for uncinate
C18: from Latin
uncīnātus, from
uncīnus a hook, from
uncus
Medical definitions for uncinate
uncinate
[ ŭn′sə-nāt′, -nĭt ]
adj.
Unciform.