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uncus
noun[ C ]
anatomy, biology specializeduk /ˈʌŋ.kəs/ us /ˈʌŋ.kəs/pluralunciuk /ˈʌn.saɪ/ us /ˈʌn.kaɪ/
part of the body of a person or animal that forms a C-shaped curve at one end:
The cancer originated in the pancreatic uncus.
The form of the uncus distinguishes this from most other species of moths.
a curved part of the temporal lobes(= either of two large parts of the brain, one on each side behind the ear, that are especially involved in understanding sound):
The olfactory projection fibres arise from the pyramid cells of the uncus and hippocampus.
The amygdala is a collection of nuclei that lies directly beneath the uncus.
A pair of processes arises dorsally from the junction between uncus and tegumen.
It terminates within the uncus of the hippocampal gyrus.
They reported volume reduction in the mean right temporal regions, anterior hippocampus, uncus, and parahippocampal gyrus.
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