noun
Meaning 1
A hook or claw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Standard Lemma guide
uncus
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noun
Meaning 2
Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: uncinate gyrus, uncus gyri parahippocampalis
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noun
Meaning 4
(biology) any hook-shaped process or part
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hook, crotchet
History
Etymology
From Latin uncus (“hook”).