2015年1月9日 · The meaning of UNCIFORM is hook-shaped : uncinate.

UNCIFORM meaning: 1. relating to a small curved bone in the wrist, below the little finger: 2. relating to any bone…. Learn more.

The hamate bone (from Latin hamatus, "hooked"), or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, "hook"), Latin os hamatum and occasionally abbreviated as just hamatum, [1][2][3] is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.

Define unciform. unciform synonyms, unciform pronunciation, unciform translation, English dictionary definition of unciform. adj. Uncinate. n. See hamate. American Heritage® Dictionary …

unciform adjective (1) Hook-shaped, hooked. (2) Referring to the hamate bone of the wrist. (3) Referring to the uncus; uncinate. noun Hamate bone; os hamatum [NA6].

UNCIFORM definition: having the shape of a hook | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

any hook-shaped structure or part, esp a small bone of the wrist (unciform bone)

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unciform (comparative more unciform, superlative most unciform) Of the shape of a hook; hook-shaped.

Designating or of a hook-shaped bone in the distal row of the wrist, on the same side as the ulna. Designating a hooked process on the unciform bone, or a similar process on the ethmoid …