cornu

American  

[kawr-noo, -nyoo] / ˈkɔr nu, -nyu /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

cornua

1. an anatomical structure, especially a bony part, that resembles a horn.

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cornu British  

/ ˈkɔːnjuː /

noun

1. 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

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Other Word Forms

• cornual adjective
• subcornual adjective

Etymology

Origin of cornu

First recorded in 1685–95; from Latin: horn; akin to Greek kéras ( see cerat-), krāníon cranium

Example Sentences

The study demonstrates that slow waves and sleep spindles can originate from axons within the hippocampus' cornu ammonis 3 region.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Ovid alludes to this when he says:   "Ante Deûm matrem cornu tibicen adunco Cum canit, exiguæ quis stipis aera neget."

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

For mottoes, either of the following: F�num halct in cornu; Hunc tu Romane caveto.

From Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Brown, E. E.

Proferte benigna Sidera et antemnae gemino considite cornu, 10 Oebalii fratres; vobis pontusque polusque Luceat; Iliacae longe nimbosa sororis Astra fugate, precor, totoque excludite caelo.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

Cornelius, prob. related to L. cornu, a horn.—Fr.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various