cornu

American  

[kawr-noo, -nyoo] / ˈkɔr nu, -nju /

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

• cornua
  plural

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

Derived Forms

• cornual
  adjective
• subcornual
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• cornua
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of cornu

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

cornu cornua

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

It is uncertain whether the horn intended was straight, like the Assyrian, or curved, like the Roman cornu and lituus.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

There is, moreover, no bulla supporting the middle ear, and the tympanic membrane stretches between the squamosal in front and the anterior cornu of the hyoid behind.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Moreover, Sebastian Virdung,37 writing on musical instruments at the beginning of the 16th century, gives a drawing of a cornu coiled round tightly, the tubing being probably soldered together at certain points.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

But whereas on the buccina the higher harmonics were easily obtained, on the cornu the natural scale consisted of the first eight harmonics only.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

The reflex functions of the cord are entirely abolished, and it has been experimentally shown that this is due to a direct influence upon the cells in the anterior cornua.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

The posterior cornua are thrown outwards towards the surface, lose their pointed form, and dilate into rounded masses named the grey tubercles of Rolando.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The oblique ascending and descending fibres from the posterior nerve-roots, joining the "longitudinal columns of the cornua," account for the results of Brown-Sequard's sections of the posterior columns.

From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Oliver Wendell Holmes

The grey matter of the anterior cornua is cut off from the rest by the decussating pyramids and finally disappears.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

Thus a human uterus furnished with cornua may be said to represent in a rudimentary condition the same organ in its normal state in certain mammals.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Charles Darwin

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