cornu

[kawr-noo, -nyoo]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.

plural

cornua 

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

cornu

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• cornual adjective
• subcornual adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornu¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornu¹

C17: from Latin: a horn

Example Sentences

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

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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".

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The cornu, although shorter than the buccina, had a deeper pitch and more sonorous tone, for, owing to the wider calibre of the bore, the fundamental was easily reached.

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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.

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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.

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