uncus /un·cus/ (ung´kus)
uncus
1. hook.
2. the medially curved anterior end of the parahippocampal gyrus.un´cal
un·cus ( ng k s)n. pl. un·ci ( ns ) 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. |
uncus
[ung′kəs]
Etymology: L, hook
1 the hooklike anterior end of the hippocampal gyrus on the temporal lobe of the brain.
2 a hook-shaped structure.
uncus
the medially curved anterior part of the hippocampal gyrus.
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