cor·nu

(kôr′no͞o, -nyo͞o)

n. pl. cor·nu·a (-no͞o-ə, -nyo͞o-ə)

A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn.

[Latin cornū, horn; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

cor′nu·al (-əl) adj.

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cornu

(ˈkɔːnjuː)

n, pl -nua (-njʊə)

(Anatomy) anatomy a part or structure resembling a horn or having a hornlike pattern, such as a cross section of the grey matter of the spinal cord

[C17: from Latin: a horn]

ˈcornual adj

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cor•nu

(ˈkɔr nu, -nyu)

n., pl. -nu•a (-nu ə, -nyu ə)

Anat. a horn-shaped bone or other part.

[1685–95; < Latin: horn]

cor′nu•al, adj.

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Noun

cornu - (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

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(5) Ventral cornua of the cephaloskeleton with developed window (Figure 3(a))

Wound Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga (Liopygia) Argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): Additional Evidences of the Morphological Identification Dilemma and Molecular Investigation

In the caudal block Group C, on the other hand, after anaesthetising the patient by the standard general anaesthesia method, the patient was put in lateral decubitus position, and following the necessary sterilisation and covering procedures, in line with the absolute asepsis and antisepsis conditions in surgery, sacral cornua was palpated, sacral hiatus was located, and bupivacaine 0.25% of 0.5 ml/kg volume in 1 mg/kg dose (maximum 50mg, 20cc volume) was administered by the anaesthesiologist into the sacral hiatus by means of a 22-gauge caudal needle (B Braun(r), Melsungen, Germany).

Comparison of preventive analgesia techniques in circumcision cases: Dorsal penile nerve block, caudal block, or subcutaneous morphine?

Multislice computerized tomography (MSCT) showed an advanced neoplastic process in the upper and middle esophagus, which extended in cranio-caudal direction from the lower cornua of the thyroid cartilage to the aortic arch.

GASTROSTOMY UNDER PARAVERTEBRAL BLOCK IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER--TWO CASE REPORTS

Preoperative suspicion may rise with an image of elongated, convoluted cystic mass, tapering as it nears the uterine cornua (4).

Isolated tubal torsion: Successful preoperative diagnosis of five cases using ultrasound and management with laparoscopy/Izole tubal torsiyon: Bes olgunun ultrasonografi ile basarili preoperatif tanisi ve laparoskopi ile yonetimi

The uterine cornua and fallopian tubes, as well as peritoneal reflections, were anatomically normally in position.

Hysterectomy with Fetus In Situ for Uterine Rupture at 21-Week Gestation due to a Morbidly Adherent Placenta

The measurements used were BL: body length; BW: body width at the 6th abdominal tergite; CSL: cephalopharyngeal skeleton length, from the anterior apex of the mandible to the end of the ventral cornua, at lower end of the dorsal cornua; HSL: hypopharyngeal sclerite length, from mouth hook joint to the rear distal point; and HSH: height of the hypopharyngeal sclerite at the anterior base of the hypopharyngeal bridge, perpendicular to the upper edge.

Phenotypic structure of Colombian populations of Anastrepha fraterculus complex (Diptera: Tephritidae)

(6) A salpinx servia para "incitar e inflamar os animos", ut excitarentur atque evibrarentur animi, quod cornua et litui moliuntur (Gell I.11.1), "provocando os jovens as armas", <<[phrase omitted]>> (Philostr.

The trumpet and the games/A trombeta e os jogos

The suture was more or less vertical and lying about 4 cm from the cornua.

COMPARISON OF INTRAUTERINE BALLOON TAMPONADE AND B LYNCH SUTURE IN SEVERE POSTPARTUM HEMMORHAGE