uncinate

[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]
/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective Biology.

hooked; bent at the end like a hook.

Origin of uncinate

1750–60; < Latin uncīnāt(us) furnished with hooks, equivalent to uncīnus hook ( unc(us) hook + -īnus -ine1) + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate

sub·un·ci·nate, adjective

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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
[ ŭnsə-nāt′, -nĭt ]

adj.

Unciform.