uncus

English - Turkish

Definition of uncus in English Turkish dictionary

(Tıp) Çengel, çengelsi organ

English - English

Definition of uncus in English English dictionary

A hook or claw

Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis

Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved

(biology) any hook-shaped process or part

Hyphenation

un·cus

Etymology

[ '&[ng]-k&s ] (noun.) 1826. From Latin uncus (“hook”).