uncinate process (English, noun)
expansion: uncinate process (plural uncinate processes)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A small portion of the head of the pancreas that extends to the back of the superior mesenteric vein and ends at the superior mesenteric artery.
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: A hook-shaped upward projection arising from each lateral border of the upper surface of the vertebral bodies of several cervical vertebrae (C3–C7).
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A bony extension that projects caudally from the vertical segment of each rib, found in most birds, reptiles, and the early amphibian Ichthyostega.
Forms:
form: uncinate processes
tags: plural