Postcornu

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From post- + cornu.

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