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uncinate process

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
un-ci-nate pro-cess
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.

noun

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.

noun

A hook-shaped upward projection arising from each lateral border of the upper surface of the vertebral bodies of several cervical vertebrae (C3–C7).

noun

A bony extension that projects caudally from the vertical segment of each rib, found in most birds, reptiles, and the early amphibian Ichthyostega.

Inflected Forms

uncinate processes (plural)

Questions

What does uncinate process mean?
A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.

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