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cor·nu C0651700 (kôr′no͞o, -nyo͞o)n. pl. cor·nu·a (-no͞o-ə, -nyo͞o-ə) A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn. [Latin cornū, horn; see ker- in Indo-European roots.] cor′nu·al (-əl) adj.cornu (ˈkɔːnjuː) n, pl -nua (-njʊə) (Anatomy) anatomy a part or structure resembling a horn or having a hornlike pattern, such as a cross section of the grey matter of the spinal cord[C17: from Latin: a horn] ˈcornual adjcor•nu (ˈkɔr nu, -nyu) n., pl. -nu•a (-nu ə, -nyu ə) Anat. a horn-shaped bone or other part. [1685–95; < Latin: horn] cor′nu•al, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cornu - (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shapeanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
cornu
cornu[′kȯr·nü] (anatomy) A horn or hornlike structure. cornu
cornu [kor´noo] (pl. cor´nua) (L.) horn" >horn.cornu ammo´nis hippocampus.cornu sacra´le either of two hook-shaped processes extending downward from the arch of the last sacral vertebra.cor·nu, gen. cor·nus, pl. cor·nu·a (kōr'nū, -nŭs, -nū-ă), 1. See also: lateral ventricle. Synonym(s): horn2. Any structure composed of horny substance. See also: lateral ventricle. 3. One of the coronal extensions of the dental pulp underlying a cusp or lobe. See also: lateral ventricle. 4. The major subdivisions of the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere (the frontal horn, occipital horn, and temporal horn). See also: lateral ventricle. 5. The major divisions of the gray columns of the spinal cord (anterior horn, lateral horn, and posterior horn). [L. horn] cornu (kôr′no͞o, -nyo͞o)n. pl. cor·nua (-no͞o-ə, -nyo͞o-ə) A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn. cor′nu·al (-əl) adj.cor·nu, pl. cornua (kōr'nū, -nū-ă) [TA] 1. Synonym(s): horn. 2. Any structure composed of horny substance. 3. One of the coronal extensions of the dental pulp underlying a cusp or lobe. 4. The major subdivisions of the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere (the frontal horn, occipital horn, and temporal horn). See also: lateral ventricle5. The major divisions of the gray columns of the spinal cord (anterior horn, lateral horn, posterior horn). [L. horn]cor·nu, pl. cornua (kōr'nū, -nū-ă) [TA] 1. [TA] Synonym(s): horn. 2. One of the coronal extensions of the dental pulp underlying a cusp or lobe. [L. horn]cornu Related to cornu: cornu ammonis, Cornu spiralWords related to cornunoun (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shapeRelated Words- anatomical structure
- bodily structure
- body structure
- complex body part
- structure
- anatomy
- general anatomy
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