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 ( 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

On one ram, however, these appear to have fused into one, forking only a little at the end, thus matching the Latin origins of the word - uni and cornu - "single horn".

From BBC

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 Project Gutenberg

The generic name is derived from two Latin words—sal, salt, and cornu, a horn—and conveys the idea of saline plants with hornlike branches.

From Project Gutenberg

The anterior cornua are slender, cartilaginous, and curve anteromedially from the hyoid plate and thence laterally and posteriorly, to attach to the posterior surface of the pro�tics.

From Project Gutenberg