Etymology

medicornu

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Today it means: The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. Full definition →

Latin medius
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommedius“middle”
  2. English todaymedicornu

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

Words from the same roots

Latinmedius all →

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