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uncinate process

–noun Ornithology.
a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.

Origin:
1880–85
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Main Entry: uncinate process
Function: noun
: an irregular downwardly and backwardly directed process of each lateral mass of the ethmoid bone that articulates with theinferior nasal conchae
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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