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cornu
[ kawr-noo, -nyoo ]
noun
- an anatomical structure, especially a bony part, that resembles a horn.
cornu
/ ˈ°ìɔ˲ÔÂá³ÜË /
noun
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦´Ç°ù²Ô³Ü²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç°ùn³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
- sub·³¦´Ç°ùn³Ü·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cornu1
Example Sentences
The study demonstrates that slow waves and sleep spindles can originate from axons within the hippocampus' cornu ammonis 3 region.
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".
But whereas on the buccina the higher harmonics were easily obtained, on the cornu the natural scale consisted of the first eight harmonics only.
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.
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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