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precornu

precornu is the alternative form of praecornu.

Meaning of praecornu

Noun

praecornu (plural praecornua)

  1. The anterior 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 precornu

pluralprecornua

Questions about precornu

What is precornu the alternative form of?
Precornu is the alternative form of praecornu.

Words near precornu in the dictionary

  1. precordially
  2. precordium
  3. precore
  4. precores
  5. precorneal
  6. precornu
  7. precornua
  8. precoronal
  9. precoronation
  10. precoronavirus
  11. precoronoid

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