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Meaning of "unciform" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNCIFORM

From New Latin unciformis, from Latin uncus a hook.

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCIFORM

ˈʌnsɪˌfɔːm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unciform can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES UNCIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hamate bone

The hamate bone /ˈheɪmət/ is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process projecting from its palmar surface.

Definition of unciform in the English dictionary

The definition of unciform in the dictionary is having the shape of a hook. Other definition of unciform is Also called: hamate bone any hook-shaped structure or part, esp a small bone of the wrist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCIFORM

aciform · acinaciform · bacciform · bursiform · cruciform · culiciform · disciform · diversiform · ensiform · falciform · lanciform · limaciform · lumbriciform · perciform · pisiform · plexiform · radiciform · scoleciform · ursiform · verruciform

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCIFORM

unci · uncia · uncial · uncially · unciform bone · unciliated · uncinariasis · uncinate · uncinematic · uncini · uncinus · uncipher · uncirculated · uncircumcised · uncircumcision · uncircumscribed · uncited · uncivil · uncivilisedly · uncivilisedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCIFORM

choreiform · coliform · cribriform · cuneiform · dress uniform · epileptiform · filiform · form · fusiform · glandiform · multiform · nonuniform · piriform · pyriform · rotiform · school uniform · Scout uniform · spongiform · stratiform · uniform · vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of unciform in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF UNCIFORM

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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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الكلابي
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крючковидными
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uncinado
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বাঁকা
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unciform
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Unciform
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unciform
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鉤状の
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unciform
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Unciform
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unciform
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கொக்கி வடிவில்
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अशक्य
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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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крючковіднимі
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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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unciform
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCIFORM»

Discover the use of unciform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unciform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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2013 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition -
... K, P CC, D, G, S POA, B HAC S62.14 Fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone Fracture of hamate [unciform] bone NOS S62.141 N Newborn Age: 0 P Pediatric Age: 0–17 Displaced fracture of body of hamate [unciform] bone, right wrist B, ...
Carol J. Buck, 2013
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An Osteopathic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
... a specialized set of synovial joints has developed as an adaptation for upright posture in humans. These joints, known as the unciform joints or the joints of Luschka, are located on the lateral edges of the cervical vertebral bodies (Fig. 24 -6).
Eileen L. DiGiovanna, Stanley Schiowitz, Dennis J. Dowling, 2005
3
Memoirs Read Before the Boston Society of Natural History
convexity for the radius and scaphoid respectively, and one upon its concavity for the spur of the unciform ; its distal border touches the magnum ; its proximal border the cuneiform. It is thus in relation with five bones, as in the human hand.
Boston Society of Natural History, 1871
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The Skeleton of the Borophaginae (Carnivora, Canidae): ...
Trapezium-trapezoid facet; 2. magnum facet; 3. unciform facet; 4. articular surface for radius; 5. proximal articular surface; 6. cranial bony "stop"; 7. trapezoid facet; 8 . scapholunar facet; 9. magnum facet; 10. scapholunar; 11. pisiform; 12.
Kathleen Munthe, 1989
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Descriptions of Three New Specimens of Cimolodontans and a ...
The unciform is preserved on both sides and in dorsal view is roughly shaped lik a right triangle, with the hypotenuse on the distolateral side (figs. 4, 34: un). The unciform deviates from this general shape in having a concave proximal margin,  ...
Bolortsetseg Minjin, 2008
6
Elements of General and Pathological Anatomy, adapted to the ...
It rests on the unciform band (Der haakenft'irmige Markbiindel) at the entrance of the Sylvian fossa, which connects the convolutions of the anterior lobes by the perforated spot with the middle lobe. From this unciform band as a centre the ...
David CRAIGIE, 1828
7
Geological Survey Professional Paper
The proximal metacarpal preserves the trapezoid, magnum, and unciform facets. Rugose depressions for metacarpals 2 and 5 are present posteriorly beneath the trapezoid and unciform facets respectively. Metacarpals 3 and 4 are completely ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1988
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Manual of descriptive and pathological anatomy [extr. from ...
The brachial face of the unciform bone is covered with cartilage, and is oblique, convex, and oblong. The external portion of the radial face is plain, and covered with cartilage ; the internal is rough. The digital faces are slightly concave from ...
Johann Friedrich Meckel, Antoine Jacques L. Jourdan, 1839
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Neogene Paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania: A ...
However, the articular surfaces for the unciform and magnum are relatively broader, being closer to a square in outline, rather than subrectan- gular, with distinct mediolateral waisting. In addition, the articular surface is , "." I FIGURE 2.
Terry Harrison, 1997
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Manual of Descriptive and Pathological Anatomy
The brachial face of the unciform bone is covered with cartilage, and is oblique, convex, and oblong. The external portion of the radial face is plain, and covered with cartilage; the internal is rough. The digital faces are slightly concave from ...
Johann Friedrich Meckel, 1831
REFERENCE
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