postcornu
English
Etymology
post- + cornu
Noun
postcornu (plural postcornua)
- (anatomy) The posterior 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.
- 1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums
References
postcornu in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913