Definition of cornu in English:
cornu
nounPlural cornua ˈkɔːnjuːˈkôrn(y)o͞o
Anatomy 1A horn-shaped projection of the thyroid cartilage or of certain bones (such as the hyoid and the coccyx).
Example sentencesExamples
- The upper horns meet the back of the hyoid bone, while the inferior cornua are attached to the side of the cricoid, forming a pivotal joint.
- Further, they state that the inferior cornu of the thyroid cartilage is the best guide to the site of entry of the nerve into the larynx.
2Either of the two lateral cavities of the uterus, into which the fallopian tubes pass.
Example sentencesExamples
- The uterus measured 9.0 cm from fundus to cervix, 6.5 cm from cornu to cornu, and 3.0 cm from anterior to posterior.
- The tumor formed a large fungating mass over the right posterior wall of the uterus, extending from the level of the right cornu to the endocervix, and laterally to the right broad ligament.
3Each of three elongated parts of the lateral ventricles of the brain.
Derivatives
adjective
Anatomy Physicians must closely observe during labor the hemodynamic status of women treated for interstitial or cornual heterotopic pregnancy, since the risk of uterine rupture is unknown.
Example sentencesExamples
- The cornual implantation will have endometrium around it, the interstitial one will not.
- The depression was found in all the breeds studied, and in both sexes on the lateral sides of both cornual processes of the frontal bones.
- Left cornual resection was carried out in the present case without immediate or long-term complication.
- Early and accurate diagnosis of cornual ectopic pregnancy is critical, since rupture can cause sudden catastrophic bleeding.
Origin
Late 17th century: from Latin, 'horn'.