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postcornua

postcornua is the plural of postcornu.

Meaning of postcornu

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

Questions about postcornua

What is postcornua the plural of?
Postcornua is the plural of postcornu.

Words near postcornua in the dictionary

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

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