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Cornu Ammonis
Cor´nu Am`mo´nis (ăm`mō´nĭs)
| 1. | (Paleon.) A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite. | EncyclopediaSeehippocampuscornu ammonis
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.Am·mon's horn (ah'mŏn), [TA] one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Based on cytoarchitectural features, Ammon horn can be divided into region I [TA] (regio I cornus ammonis [TA]), region II [TA] (regio II cornus ammonis [TA]), region III [TA] (regio III cornus ammonis [TA]), and region IV [TA] (regio IV cornus ammonis [TA]). Synonym(s): cornu ammonis [G. Ammōn, the Egyptian deity Amūn] Ammon, Greek name of the Egyptian god Amun. Ammon horn - one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Synonym(s): cornu ammonisAcronymsSeeCA |