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cornu

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cor·nu  (kôrn, -ny)
n. pl. cor·nu·a (-n-, -ny-)
A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn.
[Latin corn, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cornu·al (-l) adj.
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Noun1.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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The arch itself gives rise to the handle of the malleus, the long process of the incus, and the stapes superstructure, as well as the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, lesser cornu, and upper body of the hyoid bone.
A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as a lateral neck mass in an ... by Spiegel, Joseph R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Laurent F, Lelievre H, Cornu M, Vandenesch F, Carret G, Etienne J, et al.
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Kinase-associated neuroplastic responses to estrogen are also expressed in adulthood, in the cornu ammonis (CA) pyramidal neurons of the hippocampus (Bi et al.
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