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Definition of uncinate

Uncinate
Uncinate Un"ci*nate, a. [L. uncinatus, from uncinus a hook, from uncus a hook.] Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process.

Meaning of uncinate from wikipedia

- The uncinate fasciculus is a white matter ****ociation tract in the human brain that connects parts of the limbic system such as the temporal pole, anterior...
- Uncinate, meaning "hooked," can have several meanings in anatomy. Uncinate process of pancreas Uncinate process of ethmoid bone, close to nasal sinus...
- The uncinate process is a small part of the pancreas. The uncinate process is the formed prolongation of the angle of junction of the lower and left lateral...
- An uncinate process is a hook-shaped projection or protuberance from a bone or organ. It may refer to: Uncinate process of ethmoid bone, a process located...
- In the ethmoid bone, a sickle shaped projection, the uncinate process, projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoid labyrinth. Between the posterior edge...
- separates the carotid artery from the vertebral artery. There is a hook-shaped uncinate process on the side edges of the top surface of the bodies of the third...
- The uncinate processes of the ribs are extensions of bone that project caudally from the vertical segment of each rib. (Uncinate means hooked from Latin...
- uncus, which leads into the two significant clinical aspects of the uncus: uncinate fits and uncal herniations. Seizures, often preceded by hallucinations...
- posterior clinoid processes and the petrosal process of the sphenoid bone The uncinate process of the ethmoid bone The jugular process of the occipital bone The...
- is determined by the place of attachment of the uncinate process of the ethmoid bone: if the uncinate process is attached to the lateral nasal wall, the...