uncus

English

noun
Definitions
  • (zoology) A hook or claw.
  • (anatomy) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
  • (neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enk-

Gloss

hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve

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Person/Thing

Kanji

隅

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