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uncus of parahippocampal gyrus

Term ID
UBERON:0034773
Synonyms
  • pyriform area (Crosby)
  • uncus
  • uncus hippocampi
Definition
The anterior extremity of the Parahippocampal gyrus is recurved in the form of a hook, the uncus, which is separated from the apex of the temporal lobe by a slight fissure, the incisura temporalis. Although superficially continuous with the hippocampal gyrus, the uncus forms morphologically a part of the rhinencephalon. The term uncus was coined by Felix Vicq dbAzyr (1748b1794). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncus
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