uncinate
adjective
un·ci·nate
ˈən(t)-sə-ˌnāt 
: bent at the tip like a hook : hooked
an uncinate achene
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Brain imaging studies of criminality going back to 2009 have suggested that damage to a swath of white matter called the right uncinate fasciculus is somehow involved when people commit violent acts.
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uncinate
adjective
un·ci·nate
ˈən(t)-sə-ˌnāt
1
: bent at the tip like a hook
2
a
: of, relating to, affecting, or involving the uncus
the uncinate area of the parahippocampal gyrus
b
: relating to, characterized by, or being an uncinate fit
uncinate epilepsy
an uncinate seizure
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