单词 | cornu |
释义 | cornu/ˈkɔːnjuː /noun (plural cornua /ˈkɔːnjʊə/) Anatomy 1A horn-shaped projection of the thyroid cartilage or of certain bones (such as the hyoid and the coccyx).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 womb, into which the fallopian tubes pass.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. Derivativescornual
OriginLate 17th century: from Latin, 'horn'. |
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