cornu

noun

cor·​nu ˈkȯr-(ˌ)nü 

-(ˌ)nyü

plural cornua ˈkȯr-nü-ə 

-nyü-

: a horn-shaped anatomical part (as of the uterus)

cornual

ˈkȯr-nü-əl 

-nyü-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin cornū, going back to Latin, "horn" — more at horn

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cornu

noun

cor·​nu ˈkȯr-(ˌ)n(y)ü 

plural cornua -n(y)ə-wə 

: 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)

cornual

-n(y)ə-wəl 

adjective