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medicornu

/ˌmiːdiˈkɔː(ɹ)njuː/

medicornu noun: the middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

Noun

medicornu (plural medicornua)

  1. The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
    • In man there are three extensions of the cella: cephalic, PRECORNU, ventral, MEDICORNU, and caudal, POSTCORNU; the last is wanting in the sheep as in most other mammals.1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

Forms of medicornu

pluralmedicornua

Origin of medicornu

From Latin medius (“middle”) + cornu (“horn”).

Questions about medicornu

What does medicornu mean?
Medicornu means the middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
What part of speech is medicornu?
Medicornu is a noun.
How do you pronounce medicornu?
Medicornu is pronounced /ˌmiːdiˈkɔː(ɹ)njuː/.
What is the plural of medicornu?
The plural of medicornu is medicornua.

Words near medicornu in the dictionary

  1. medicophobia
  2. medicophobic
  3. medicopsychiatric
  4. medicopsychological
  5. medicoreligious
  6. medicornu
  7. medicornua
  8. medicos
  9. medicosocial
  10. medicostatistical
  11. medicosurgical

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