| unciform | Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike. <anatomy> Unciform bone, a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum. Origin: L. Uncus a hook. <anatomy> The unciform bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| unciform bone | The bone on the medial (ulnar) side of the distal row of the carpus; it articulates with the fourth and fifth metacarpal, triquetral, lunate, and capitate. Synonym: os hamatum, hamatum, hooked bone, unciform bone, unciforme, uncinatum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unciform fasciculus | A band of long association fibres reciprocally connecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, running caudally through the white matter of the frontal lobe, sharply curving ventrally under the stem of the sylvian fissure, and then fanning out to the cortex of the anterior half of the superior and middle temporal gyri. Synonym: fasciculus uncinatus, arcuate fasciculus, frontotemporal tract, hooked fasciculus, temporofrontal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebral border of scapula | The edge of the scapula closest to the vertebral column, extending from superior angle to inferior angle. Synonym: margo medialis scapulae, vertebral border of scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial border of scapula | The edge of the scapula closest to the vertebral column, extending from superior angle to inferior angle. Synonym: margo medialis scapulae, vertebral border of scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| winged scapula | <anatomy> An outward prominence of the scapula caused by disruption of its nerves or muscles. (27 Sep 1997) |
| costal surface of scapula | The concave aspect of the body of the scapula that faces the thorax and that principally lodges the subscapularis muscle. Synonym: facies costalis scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scaphoid scapula | A scapula in which the vertebral border below the level of the spine presents concavity instead of the normal convexity; the Scaphoid type of scapula (Graves) is a scapula in which the vertebral border between the spine and the teres major process is either straight or tends toward concavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scapula | A large, flat, triangular bone that forms the posterior portion of the shoulder. It articulates with the clavicle (at the acromion process) and the humerus (at the glenoid). (27 Sep 1997) |
| scapula alata | <anatomy> An outward prominence of the scapula caused by disruption of its nerves or muscles. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scapula elevata | Congenital elevation of the scapula. Synonym: scapula elevata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spine of scapula | The prominent triangular ridge on the dorsal aspect of the scapula, providing attachment for the trapezius and deltoid muscles and separating the supra-and infraspinous fossae. Synonym: spina scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neck of scapula | A slight constriction marking the separation of that portion bearing the glenoid cavity and coracoid process from the remainder of the scapula. Synonym: collum scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior angle of scapula | Formerly named the medial angle, it lies at the junction of the superior and medial borders of the bone. Synonym: angulus superior scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior border of scapula | The margin of the scapula that extends from the glenoid fossa to the superior angle. Synonym: margo superior scapulae. (05 Mar 2000) |