praecornu

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praecornu (plural praecornua)

  1. (anatomy) The anterior 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.
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