uncinate
Pronunciation: ŭn′si-nāt
Definition:
- Hooklike or hook-shaped.
- Relating to an uncus or, specifically, to the uncinate gyrus (2) or a process of the pancreas or of a vertebra.
Synonym(s): unciform
[L. uncinatus]
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