medicornu

English

Etymology

From Latin medius (“middle”) + cornu (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiːdiˈkɔː(ɹ)njuː/

Noun

medicornu (plural medicornua)

1. (anatomy) The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
   • 1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

     In man there are three extensions of the cella: cephalic, PRECORNU, ventral, MEDICORNU, and caudal, POSTCORNU; the last is wanting in the sheep as in most other mammals.

References

“medicornu”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• indecorum