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un⋅cus

  [uhng-kuhs]
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–noun, plural un⋅ci  [uhn-sahy] . Anatomy.
any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, esp. the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.
Origin:
1820–30; < NL, L: lit., hook
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un·cus   (ŭng'kəs)   
n.   pl. un·ci (ŭn'sī) Biology
A hook-shaped part or process.

[Latin, hook.]
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Main Entry: un·cus
Pronunciation: '&[ng]-k&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural un·ci /'&n-"sI/
: a hooked anatomical part or process; specifically : the anterior curved end of the hippocampal gyrus
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uncus un·cus (ŭng'kəs)
n. pl. un·ci (ŭn'sī)

  1. A hook-shaped part or process.

  2. The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe. Also called uncinate gyrus.

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