SINCE 1828
cornu
noun
cor·nu
| \ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)nü
, -(ˌ)nyü\
, -(ˌ)nyü\
plural cornua\ ˈkȯr-nü-ə
, -nyü- \
, -nyü- \
Definition of cornu
: a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus)
Other Words from cornu
cornual
\ ˈkȯr-nü-əl
, -nyü- \
adjective
, -nyü- \
adjective
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cornu
noun
cor·nu
| \ ˈkȯr-(ˌ)n(y)ü
\
\
plural cornua\ -n(y)ə-wə
\
\
Medical Definition of cornu
: a horn-shaped anatomical structure (as either of the lateral divisions of a bicornuate uterus, one of the lateral processes of the hyoid bone, or one of the gray columns of the spinal cord)
Other Words from cornu
cornual
\ -n(y)ə-wəl
\
adjective
\
adjective
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