cornualadj.
/ˈkɔːnjuːəl/ Anatomy.
Pertaining to cornua or a cornu.
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horny1530
styliform1578
styliformed1578
pungent1602
lingual1650
muricate1661
muricated1707
linguiform1753
lingulate1763
triglochin1835
lingular1855
cornual1890
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. I. 330/1 Cornual myelitis, poliomyelitis.
1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. II. 118 A small cornual cartilage.
1907 Practitioner Sept. 357 As regards the relative strength of the cornual attachments, the posterior horns of both cartilages are firmly bound down to the tibia.
1907 Practitioner Sept. 401 In cornual pregnancy, the round ligament is attached on the outer side of the gestation sac.
1965 S. R. M. Reynolds Physiol. Uterus (ed. 2) iii. 32 In the dog, labor may be divided into three stages; (1) cornual expulsion and uterine dilatation, (2) uterine expulsion, and (3) expulsion of the placenta.
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