different between ulcus vs uncus

English

Etymology

From Latin ulcus (“sore”). Doublet of ulcer.

Noun

ulcus (plural ulcera)

1. (palynology) A rounded, pore-like aperture at either pole of a pollen grain.

Derived terms

• ulcerate
• ulculus

Latin

Etymology

From earlier *olcos, from Proto-Italic *elkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?él?os (“wound, illness, ulcer”), from the root *h?el?-; compare Ancient Greek ????? (hélkos, “wound, ulcer”), Old Norse illr (“bad, sick”), Sanskrit ?????? (ár?as, “hemorrhoids”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ul.kus/, [????k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ul.kus/, [?ulkus]

Noun

ulcus n (genitive ulceris); third declension

1. sore, ulcer, wound

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Descendants

See also

• vulnus
• ulcus cruris

References

• ulcus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ulcus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ulcus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”).

Noun

uncus (plural unci)

1. (zoology) A hook or claw.
2. (anatomy) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
3. (neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.

Related terms

• uncous

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *onkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ónkos (“hook”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ????? (ónkos) and Sanskrit ???? (a?ká).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?un.kus/, [???k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?un.kus/, [?u?kus]

Noun

uncus m (genitive unc?); second declension

1. hook, barb
2. a hook used to drag criminals by the neck
3. (medicine) a surgical instrument

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (hook, barb): unc?nus

Derived terms

• uncifer (New Latin)

Descendants

• Translingual: Uncifera

Adjective

uncus (feminine unca, neuter uncum); first/second-declension adjective

1. hooked, curved, barbed
2. crooked, bent

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

• aduncus

Related terms

• unc?ti?
• unc?tus
• unc?nus

References

• uncus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• uncus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• uncus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette