Crossword clues for uncus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncus \Un"cus\, n.; pl. Unci. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) A hook or claw.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context zoology English) A hook or claw. 2 (context anatomy English) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved. 3 (context anatomy English) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.
WordNet
n. (biology) any hook-shaped process or part
[also: unci (pl)]
Wikipedia
The uncus is an anterior extremity of the Parahippocampal gyrus. It is separated from the apex of the temporal lobe by a slight fissure called the incisura temporalis.
Although superficially continuous with the hippocampal gyrus, the uncus forms morphologically a part of the rhinencephalon.
The term uncus was coined by Felix Vicq d’Azyr (1748–1794).
JC Tamraz, YG Comair. Atlas of Regional Anatomy of the Brain Using MRI (2006), p 8.
Usage examples of "uncus".
Calibrate the neurotracer to monitor at the cingulate gyrus, isthmus, hippocampal gyrus, uncus, and hippocampus.