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单词 uncinate
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uncinate

[ uhn-suh-nit, -neyt ]
/ ˈʌn sə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

adjective Biology.

hooked; bent at the end like a hook.

Origin of uncinate

1750–60; <Latin uncīnāt(us) furnished with hooks, equivalent to uncīnus hook (unc(us) hook + -īnus-ine1) + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM uncinate

sub·un·ci·nate, adjective

Words nearby uncinate

uncial, unciform, unciform bone, Uncinaria, uncinariasis, uncinate, uncinate epilepsy, uncinate fasciculus, uncinate fit, uncinate gyrus, uncinate process
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Example sentences from the Web for uncinate

  • The pouch here is large, sacculated, uncinate, without reduction of the terminal portion.

    The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington
  • There are generally thirteen pairs of ribs, and in no case do they have uncinate processes.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The ribs have capitula and tubercula, and often uncinate processes (see p. 190) as in birds.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The peristomium has no setae, and the setae generally are hair-like or uncinate, often forming almost complete rings.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for uncinate

uncinate
/ (ˈʌnsɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

adjective biology

shaped like a hookthe uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates
of, relating to, or possessing uncini

Word Origin for uncinate

C18: from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for uncinate

uncinate
[ ŭnsə-nāt′, -nĭt ]

adj.

Unciform.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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