uncus

noun — 3 senses

noun

Etymology From Latin uncus (“hook”).

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology A hook or claw.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Broadly Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences Broadly Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe.

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