Cornu (Noun)
Meaning
(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The cornu of the hyoid bone provides an anchor point for the styloglossus and digastric muscles.
- Each half of the hyoid bone features two projections, a lesser cornu and a greater cornu.
- A characteristic of this family is the single horn, also referred to as the cornu.
- CT scans reveal two curved, hook-like projections at the back of the sternum called the cornu of the sternum or xiphoid process.
- Each nasal septum cartilage includes two flared anterior edges resembling two divergent cornu, separating left and right nostrils.