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bicornuate

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bicornuate /bi·cor·nu·ate/ (-kor´nu-āt) having two horns or cornua.
bi·cor·nu·ate (b-kôrny-t, -t)
adj.
1. Having two horns or horn-shaped parts.
2. Shaped like a crescent.
bi·cornu·ous (-s) adj.
bicornuate.
See bicornate.
bicornuate [bi-kor´nu-āt]
having two horns or having horn-shaped branches (cornua).
bicornate, bicornuate, bicornual
having two horns or cornua, e.g. bicornuate uterus.
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