Uncinate
adjective, Biology.
1.
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
adjective (biology)
1.
shaped like a hook: the uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates
2.
of, relating to, or possessing uncini
uncinate un·ci·nate (ŭn’sə-nāt’, -nĭt)
adj.
Unciform.
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- Uncinate epilepsy
uncinate epilepsy n. A form of psychomotor epilepsy initiated by a dreamy state and by hallucinations of smell and taste, usually caused by a medial temporal lesion. Also called uncinate fit.
- Uncinate fasciculus
uncinate fasciculus n. A band of long association fibers connecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum.
- Uncinate fit
uncinate fit n. See uncinate epilepsy.
- Uncinate gyrus
uncinate gyrus n. See uncus.
- Uncinate-process
noun, Ornithology. 1. a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.