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cornu

[ kawr-noo, -nyoo ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural cornua
  1. an anatomical structure, especially a bony part, that resembles a horn.


cornu

/ ˈ°ìɔ˲ÔÂá³ÜË /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦´Ç°ù²Ô³Ü²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç°ùn³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
  • sub·³¦´Ç°ùn³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cornu1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Latin: horn; akin to Greek °ìé°ù²¹²õ ( cerat- ), °ì°ùÄå²Ôí´Ç²Ô cranium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cornu1

C17: from Latin: a horn
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Example Sentences

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

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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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