unciform
[ uhn-suh-fawrm ]
adjective
hook-shaped.
Origin of unciform
1Words Nearby unciform
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How to use unciform in a sentence
In the carpus the os magnum articulates freely with the scaphoid, and is separated from the cuneiform by the lunar and unciform.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe final bone of that series, the unciform, seems to represent two bones fused.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers Beddard
British Dictionary definitions for unciform
unciform
/ (ˈʌnsɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
anatomy zoology having the shape of a hook
noun
Also called: hamate bone anatomy any hook-shaped structure or part, esp a small bone of the wrist (unciform bone)
Origin of unciform
1C18: from New Latin unciformis, from Latin uncus a hook
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