Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postcornu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-cor-nu
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Inflected Forms

postcornua (plural)

Questions

What does postcornu mean?: The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Where does postcornu come from?: From post- + cornu.

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