postcornu

postcornu
\(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from post- + Latin cornu horn, something shaped like a horn — more at horn
: a posterior horn of the lateral ventricle

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  • Postcornu — Post*cor nu, n.; pl. {Postcornua}. [NL. See {Post }, and {Cornu}.] (Anat.) The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • postcornu — n. [L. post, after; cornu, horn] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a single, supra anal, sclerotized caudal spine of Symphyta larvae …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • postcornu — post·cornu …   English syllables

  • Postcornua — Postcornu Post*cor nu, n.; pl. {Postcornua}. [NL. See {Post }, and {Cornu}.] (Anat.) The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Posterior horn of lateral ventricle — Brain: Posterior horn of lateral ventricle Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above …   Wikipedia

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