un·ci·nate ( n s -n t , -n t)adj. Bent at the end like a hook; unciform. [Latin unc  ntus, from uncnus, barb, from uncus, hook.] |
uncinate [ˈʌnsɪnɪt -ˌneɪt]
adj Biology
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) shaped like a hook the uncinate process of the ribs of certain vertebrates
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or possessing uncini
[from Latin uncīnātus, from uncīnus a hook, from uncus]
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