uncus

The genus name is derived from the Latin word uncus, meaning "a hook".

Each tibia bears an uncus (small hook) on its distal end.

The uncus is slightly sclerotized (hardened) along the sides, and divided at the tip.

The uncus is slender, curved, dilated, and covered in bristles at the tip.

The ends of the tibiae also bear an uncus (small hook-like extensions).

The uncus is an anterior extremity of the Parahippocampal gyrus.

The species name is derived from Greek thrinax (meaning trident) and refers to the shape of the uncus.

The uncus (in males) and signum (in females) are usually absent.

The specific name is from the Latin quadratus (meaning square), referring to the rectangular uncus in the male genitalia.

Uncus and its lateral clasps relativey slender, valve distally spined.

The male genitalia of C. argentea are asymmetrical and lack socius and uncus.

The uncus consists of two fingered processes which bear short thick bristles; the vinculum is triangular.

Olfaction: Olfactory cortex located in the uncus which is found along the ventral surface of the temporal lobe.

Seizures, often preceded by hallucinations of disagreeable odors, often originate in the uncus.

Evergestine moths resemble Pyraustinae; however, the male genitalia have a long uncus and long, slender gnathos.

In anatomy, Luschka's joints (also called uncovertebral joints) are formed between uncinate processes below, and the uncus above.

S. armata is distinct from congeneric American species of moth in the deep split between the juxta lobes, and its relatively small uncus.

"It was pretty clear her uncus had herniated below the calyx and was com- pressing her medulla oblongata."

The genitalia of the male are asymmetrical, having the uncus divided and the two lobes subequal, heavily sclerotized with a rounded apex.

If the uncus becomes herniated the structure lying just medial to it, cranial nerve III, can become compressed.

In human anatomy, the "piriform lobe" has been described as consisting of the cortical amygdala, uncus, and anterior parahippocampal gyrus.

In uncal herniation, the uncus hippocampus becomes compressed against the free edge of the tentorium cerebelli, frequently leading to brainstem compression.

The male genitals are symmetrical and resemble those of Tinea; they lack a socius, but gnathos and uncus are present.

The gnathos is formed by two slim and curved parts; the uncus is likewise long and slim; it abruptly truncates at the end.

(Uncinate means hooked from Latin uncinatus, from uncinus, barb, from uncus, hook.)