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postcornu

postcornu noun: the posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

Noun

postcornu (plural postcornua)

  1. The posterior 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 postcornu

pluralpostcornua

Origin of postcornu

From post- + cornu.

Questions about postcornu

What does postcornu mean?
Postcornu means the posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
What part of speech is postcornu?
Postcornu is a noun.
What is the plural of postcornu?
The plural of postcornu is postcornua.

Words near postcornu in the dictionary

  1. postcoordination
  2. postcoordinations
  3. postcopulation
  4. postcopulatory
  5. postcoracoid
  6. postcornu
  7. postcornua
  8. postcoronary
  9. postcoronavirus
  10. postcoronoid
  11. postcorporate

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