medicornu

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/ˌmiːdiˈkɔː(ɹ)njuː/

noun

The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

OriginLatin medius →
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Meanings

nounmedicornu (plural medicornua)

plural medicornua

  1. anatomyThe middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

    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.

    1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

Origin

  1. Latinmedius“middle”
  2. Englishmedicornu

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

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APA

medicornu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicornu

MLA

“medicornu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicornu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medicornu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicornu.

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