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Cornua

Cornu \Cor"nu\ (k[^o]r"n[-u]), n.; pl. Cornua (-n[-u]*[.a]). A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

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cornua

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cornu
  1. n. (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

  2. [also: cornua (pl)]

Usage examples of "cornua".

The oblique ascending and descending fibres from the posterior nerve-roots, joining the "longitudinal columns of the cornua," account for the results of Brown-Sequard's sections of the posterior columns.