Definition of "uncus"
- noun
A hook or claw.
Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.
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A hook or claw.
Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.