cornu


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cornu /ˈkɔːnjuː/
noun (pl. cornua /-njʊə/) Anatomy
  • 1 a horn-shaped projection of the thyroid cartilage or of certain bones.
  • 2 either of the two lateral cavities of the womb, into which the Fallopian tubes pass.
  • 3 each of three elongated parts of the lateral ventricles of the brain.
– derivatives
cornual adjective.
– origin C17: from L., ‘horn’.
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