uncus

uncus definition - medical

un·cus (ŭngˈkəs)

noun pl. un·ci (ŭnˈsī)
  1. A hook-shaped part or process.
  2. The anterior hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe. Also called uncinate gyrus.

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