
cornu



cornu noun. ['kɔ:nju:] Pl. -ua [-ju:ǝ].
Cornu- combining form. ['kɔ:nju:]
Irregular Forms: (pl) cornua
cornu noun.
['kɔ:nju:] Pl. -ua
[-ju:ǝ].
L17.[Latin = horn.]Anatomy. Any formation with a shape likened to a horn, as
(a) either of the two lateral cavities of the womb, into which the Fallopian tubes pass;
(b) each of three elongated parts of each of the lateral ventricles of the brain;
(c) a horn-shaped process on the thyroid cartilage or certain bones (as the hyoid and the coccyx).
■ cornual adjective L19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲