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uncinate processes

uncinate processes is the plural of uncinate process.

Meaning of uncinate process

Noun

uncinate process (plural uncinate processes)

  1. A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.
  2. 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.
  3. A hook-shaped upward projection arising from each lateral border of the upper surface of the vertebral bodies of several cervical vertebrae (C3–C7).
  4. A bony extension that projects caudally from the vertical segment of each rib, found in most birds, reptiles, and the early amphibian Ichthyostega.

Questions about uncinate processes

What is uncinate processes the plural of?
Uncinate processes is the plural of uncinate process.

Words near uncinate processes in the dictionary

  1. uncinariatic
  2. uncinate
  3. uncinate fasciculi
  4. uncinate fasciculus
  5. uncinate process
  6. uncinate processes
  7. uncinated
  8. uncinately
  9. uncinatum
  10. uncincate
  11. uncinch

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