uncinate

[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. hooked; bent at the end like a hook.

uncinate

/ -ˌneɪt; ˈʌnsɪnɪt /

adjective

1. shaped like a hook

   the uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates

2. of, relating to, or possessing uncini

Other Words From

• sub·unci·nate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncinate¹

1750–60; < Latin uncīnāt ( us ) furnished with hooks, equivalent to uncīnus hook ( unc ( us ) hook + -īnus -ine ¹ ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncinate¹

C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus

Example Sentences

“There appears to be a small uncinate leaf dependent from the main node, but it’s difficult to say, as it’s so desiccated. I don’t remember this in any of the descriptions. And I don’t recall seeing it in any of the drawings, and we have some excellent ones in Dr. Mallon’s atlas.”

From Literature

It’s also worth mentioning that although the orphans adopted by US families mentioned above had differences in white matter which hadn’t been reversed by foster care, the structure involved, the uncinate fasciculus, is the last major white matter tract to mature and the only one that is still developing beyond the age of 30.

From Scientific American

Compared to a group of normally raised children, the adopted kids had less of this white matter, particularly in something called the uncinate fasciculus, which connects parts of the brain’s temporal lobe, including the amygdala, with parts of the prefrontal cortex.

From Scientific American

The cervical and thoracic vertebrae seem to be biconcave; the cervical ribs are much reduced and were apparently still movable; the thoracic ribs are devoid of uncinate processes.

From Project Gutenberg

Uncinate, or Uncate, hook-shaped; hooked over at the end.

From Project Gutenberg