cornu ammonis
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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.
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Am·mon's horn
(ah'mŏn), [TA]one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Based on cytoarchitectural features, Ammon horn can be divided into region I [TA] (regio I cornus ammonis [TA]), region II [TA] (regio II cornus ammonis [TA]), region III [TA] (regio III cornus ammonis [TA]), and region IV [TA] (regio IV cornus ammonis [TA]).
Synonym(s): cornu ammonis
[G. Ammōn, the Egyptian deity Amūn]
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Ammon,
Greek name of the Egyptian god Amun.Ammon horn - one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Synonym(s): cornu ammonis
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