cornun.

/ˈkɔːnjuː/

Forms: Plural cornua.

Etymology: Latin cornū horn.

Applied in Anatomy to various processes resembling or likened to horns: esp.

a. The two processes or lateral cavities of the womb (cornua uteri), into which the Fallopian tubes open.

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1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 69 Before it [sc. the ‘egg’] passes through the Tubes or Cornua into the Uterus.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. iv. 123 The uterus is developed from two simple, primitive tubes, the inferior portions of which form the cornua.

b. The three processes of each of the lateral ventricles of the brain.

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1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 375 Each Lateral ventricle is divided into a central cavity, and three smaller cavities called Cornua.

c. The two pairs of small bones ( greater cornua or thyrohyals, and smaller cornua or ceratohyals) which articulate with the lateral surfaces of the hyoid bone.

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1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 89/2 The ossicle called ‘lesser cornu of the hyoid bone’.

d. The two lateral processes of the coccyx, and those of the sacrum.

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1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 18 Two tubercles, called the cornua of the sacrum.

e. The four processes ( superior cornua and inferior cornua) of the thyroid cartilage.

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1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 227 Each inferior cornu articulates with that outside of the cartilage.

f. The two processes or ‘horns’ of the grey matter (which exhibits in section the form of a crescent) in each half of the spinal cord.

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1869 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 3) xi. 286 The convex sides of the cornua of the grey matter..are joined by the bridge which contains the central canal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

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释义	cornun. /ˈkɔːnjuː/ Forms: Plural cornua. Etymology: Latin cornū horn. Applied in Anatomy to various processes resembling or likened to horns: esp. a. The two processes or lateral cavities of the womb (cornua uteri), into which the Fallopian tubes open. ΚΠ 1692 J. Ray Wisdom of God (ed. 2) ii. 69 Before it [sc. the ‘egg’] passes through the Tubes or Cornua into the Uterus. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. iv. 123 The uterus is developed from two simple, primitive tubes, the inferior portions of which form the cornua. b. The three processes of each of the lateral ventricles of the brain. ΚΠ 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 375 Each Lateral ventricle is divided into a central cavity, and three smaller cavities called Cornua. c. The two pairs of small bones ( greater cornua or thyrohyals, and smaller cornua or ceratohyals) which articulate with the lateral surfaces of the hyoid bone. ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen in Circle of Sci. (c1865) II. 89/2 The ossicle called ‘lesser cornu of the hyoid bone’. d. The two lateral processes of the coccyx, and those of the sacrum. ΚΠ 1857 W. R. Bullock tr. P. Cazeaux Theoret. & Pract. Treat. Midwifery (ed. 2) 18 Two tubercles, called the cornua of the sacrum. e. The four processes ( superior cornua and inferior cornua) of the thyroid cartilage. ΚΠ 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 227 Each inferior cornu articulates with that outside of the cartilage. f. The two processes or ‘horns’ of the grey matter (which exhibits in section the form of a crescent) in each half of the spinal cord. ΚΠ 1869 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 3) xi. 286 The convex sides of the cornua of the grey matter..are joined by the bridge which contains the central canal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : Cornu-comb. form < n.1692 see also
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