postcornu

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noun

The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

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Meanings

nounpostcornu (plural postcornua)

plural postcornua

  1. anatomyThe posterior 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

From post- + cornu.

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postcornu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcornu

MLA

“postcornu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcornu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcornu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcornu.

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