un·cus

(ŭng′kəs)

n. pl. un·ci (ŭn′sī) Biology

A hook-shaped part or process.

[Latin, hook.]

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uncus

(ˈʌŋkəs)

n, pl unci (ˈʌnsaɪ)

1. (Zoology) zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum

2. (Anatomy) zoology anatomy a hooked part or process, as in the human cerebrum

[C19: from Latin: hook]

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un•cus

(ˈʌŋ kəs)

n., pl. un•ci (ˈʌn saɪ)

any hook-shaped body part or process.

[1820–30; < New Latin, Latin: literally, hook]

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uncus - (biology) any hook-shaped process or part

biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms

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13, 14): valva furcate with digitiform and apical part of ampulla right-angled; uncus partly elongated and hooked; saccus blunt shaped; ductus bursae longer than corpus bursae in the female genitalia (Fig.

The Meessiidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) of Korea

The RC was divided into four segments as follows: (a) segment I, from uncus to the half of cochlea basal turn; (b) segment II, from the end of segment I until the beginning of cochlear middle turn; (c) segment III, corresponding to the middle turn of the cochlea; and (d) segment IV, corresponding to the cochlear apex (Figure 1).

Nucleolus vs Nucleus Count for Identifying Spiral Ganglion in Human Temporal Bone

A nivel de genitalia masculina se diferencia porque en occultus el uncus es ancho en la base, haciendose angosto hacia la parte distal, tomando esta primera parte una forma triangular; en flavicaput la base es ancha hasta casi la mitad del uncus con lados paralelos.

Tres nuevas especies del genero Theages Walker, 1855 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiini) de Peru y Ecuador

In immunocompetent hosts, HSVE affects brain regions such as the limbic system, mesial temporal and frontal regions (amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, temporal uncus, insula, and cingulate gyrus) earlier and most severely.

A Case of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis from a Medicolegal Point of View

Multislice computed tomography of the brain did not show any acute focal lesions, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed a pronounced tangle of punctiform tubular lesions of the flow void type, in the sense of tangle of small blood vessels, in the medial temporal lobe, the amygdala, and the right uncus. For objective evaluation of the described lesion, we performed digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which showed a plexiform arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the right temporal lobe with numerous feeding arteries running from the lateral thalamostriatal perforators, as well as from both trunks of the insular segment of the right middle cerebral artery (M2) (Fig.

CHOREA CAUSED BY UNRUPTURED ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION: CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

The right uncus had one well-defined sharp tooth but the left uncus had two teeth.

An overview of Synchaeta Ehrenberg, 1832 (Rotifera: Monogononta: Synchaetidae) species in the Eastern Gotland Basin, Baltic Sea, with complementary characteristics for the trophi of S. fennica Rousselet, 1902 and S. monopus Plate, 1889

A very cryptic feature defines the difference between these two groups: the uncus vertex.

Preferencias alimenticias y respuestas de olfato de Copitarsia uncilata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) a cuatro especies de hier bas aromaticas

Six neuroanatomical loci were selected as points of measurement wherein the needle electrode was inserted directly: the amygdala (by way of the uncus), middle frontal gyrus, orbital frontal gyrus, occipital pole, superior parietal lobule, and the parahippocampal gyrus.

Neural Tissues Filter Electromagnetic Fields: Investigating regional processing of induced current in Ex vivo brain specimens

was a man that underwent bilateral resection of the temporal lobe including the uncus, amygdala, anterior hippocampus, and parahippocampal gyrus to correct severe and intractable epilepsy [15-17].

Amygdala Plasticity and Pain