uncus

American  

[uhng-kuhs] / ˈʌŋ kəs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

unci

1. any hook-shaped or curved part of a body process, especially the hippocampal gyrus in the temporal lobe of the brain.

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uncus British  

/ ˈʌŋkəs /

noun

1. zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum

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Etymology

Origin of uncus

1820–30; < New Latin, Latin: literally, hook

Example Sentences

The genus name uncus means “hook” in Latin, after the fishhooklike squiggles on the rock left by the fossils.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 19, 2024

Supra-anal hook: in male of most Lepidoptera, a curved hook attached to the plate covering the genital cavity: = uncus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Eventually it ends in the substance of the hippocampus and in the uncus of the temporal lobe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The olfactory and gustatory centres are situated in the uncus close to the pituitary fossa.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Scaphium: a ventral process of the 10th abdominal segment in male Lepidoptera below the uncus.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.