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cornual

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cor⋅nu

  [kawr-noo, -nyoo]
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–noun, plural -nu⋅a  [-noo-uh, -nyoo-uh] .
a horn, esp. a bony part that resembles a horn.
Origin:
1685–95; < L: horn; akin to Gk kéras (see cerat- ), krāníon cranium

Related forms:
cor⋅nu⋅al, adjective
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cor·nu   (kôr'nōō, -nyōō)   
n.   pl. cor·nu·a (-nōō-ə, -nyōō-ə)
A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn.

[Latin cornū, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
cor'nu·al (-əl) adj.
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Main Entry: cor·nu
Pronunciation: 'kor-(")n(y)ü
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cor·nua /-n(y)&-w&/
: a horn-shaped anatomical structure (as either of the lateral divisions of a bicornuate uterus, one of the lateral processes of the hyoid bone, or one of the gray columns of the spinal cord) —cor·nu·al /-n(y)&-w&l/ adjective
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cornu cor·nu (kôr'n&oomacr;, -ny&oomacr;)
n. pl. cor·nu·a (-n&oomacr;-ə, -ny&oomacr;-ə)

  1. A part or structure, such as a protuberance, that is composed of a horny substance.

  2. See horn.

cor'nu·al adj.

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