Unciform
adjective
1.
hook-shaped.
adjective
1.
(anatomy, zoology) having the shape of a hook
noun
2.
(anatomy) Also called hamate bone. any hook-shaped structure or part, esp a small bone of the wrist (unciform bone)
unciform un·ci·form (ŭn’sə-fôrm’)
adj.
Shaped like a hook.
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