cornu /cor·nu/ (kor´noo) pl. cor´nua [L.] horn.
cornu [kor´noo] (pl. cor´nua) (L.)
cornu (kôr´nōō),
cornu ammo´nis hippocampus.
cornu cuta´neum cutaneous horn.
sacral cornu , cornu sacra´le either of two hook-shaped processes extending down from the arch of the last sacral vertebra.
cor·nu (kôr n )n. pl. cor·nu·a (-n - ) 1. A part or structure, such as a protuberance, that is composed of a horny substance. 2. See horn. cor nu·al adj. |
cornu [kor´noo] (pl. cor´nua) (L.)
horn.
cornu ammo´nis hippocampus.
cornu sacra´le either of two hook-shaped processes extending downward from the arch of the last sacral vertebra.
cornu (kôr´nōō),
n a bony projection.
cornu
pl. cornua [L.] horn; a hornlike excrescence or projection; a structure that appears horn-shaped, especially in section. See also cornual.
cornu ammonis
see hippocampus.
dorsal cornu
the dorsal protuberance of gray matter in the spinal cord. Called also dorsal horn.
lateral cornu
the lateral projection from the lateral intermediate substance of the spinal cord. It is prominent only in the thoracolumbar parts of the cord.
nasal cornu
the slender, ventral part of the comma-shaped alar cartilages that make up the support for the rim of the nostril.
thyroid cartilage cornu
there are rostral and caudal cornua borne on this cartilage.
uterine cornu
the horns of the uterus.
ventral cornu
the ventral horn of gray matter in the spinal cord. Contains the motor horn cells for the neurons of the peripheral nerves.
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