1. Plural of cornu; horn-like projections or structures, especially in anatomy or zoology.
Usage: technical/medical; Latin plural form
2. In anatomy, any of several horn-shaped anatomical structures in the body, such as the cornua of the spinal cord or lateral ventricles of the brain.
Usage: anatomy; medical

Examples

• The cornua of the lateral ventricles extend into the frontal and temporal lobes.
• Anatomists identified the dorsal and ventral cornua of the spinal cord.
• The uterine cornua are the upper lateral portions of the uterus.
• In zoology, the cornua of certain mollusks serve sensory functions.
• The radiologist noted the shape and position of the cornua in the MRI scan.