cornu

American  

[kawr-noo, -nyoo] / ˈkɔr nu, -nyu /

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

• subcornual
  adjective
• cornual
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• cornua
  plural

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

The uncus, and subiculum cornu ammonis of the human brain, belong to it.

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

The personal genius usually appeared as a handsome youth in a toga, with head sometimes veiled and sometimes bare, carrying a drinking cup and cornu copiae, frequently in the position of one offering sacrifice.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

Dedit mihi potum ex cornu deaurato princeps, Cujus impetus erat instar apri ferocis in bello, cujus Manus erat liberalis In aula Aberffraw, quod mihi decus et felicitas fuit.

From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evans, Evan

They usually form in connection with the third cleft, and are met with in the region of the great cornu of the hyoid bone, to which the wall of the cyst is almost always attached.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander