| cornmeal disease | See: Besnoitia tarandi. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cornoid lamella | A narrow vertical column of parakeratosis in the epidermal stratum corneum; characteristic of porokeratosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornsilk | <botany> A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn (Zea Mays) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet ascertained. See Maize. Origin: L, a kind of grain, fr. Gr,; cf. Skr. Yava barley. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cornu | Synonym: horn. 2. Any structure composed of horny substance. 3. One of the coronal extensions of the dental pulp underlying a cusp or lobe. 4. The major subdivisions of the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere (the frontal horn, occipital horn, and temporal horn). See: lateral ventricle. Origin: L. Horn (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu ammonis | One of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Synonym: cornu ammonis. Origin: G. Ammon, the Egyptian deity Amun (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu anterius | The anterior or frontal division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending forward from Monro's interventricular foramen. See: lateral ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu cutaneum | A protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma. Synonym: cornu cutaneum, warty horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius | A lower or downward prolongation of a part or structure of the body. Synonym: cornu inferius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius cartilaginis thyroideae | One of the pair of downward prolongations at the back of the thyroid cartilage; it articulates on each side with the cricoid cartilage. Synonym: cornu inferius cartilaginis thyroideae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius marginalis falciformis hiatus sapheni | The lower part of the falciform margin of the opening in the fascia lata through which the greater saphenous vein passes. Synonym: cornu inferius marginalis falciformis hiatus sapheni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis | The part of the lateral ventricle extending downward and forward into the medial part of the temporal lobe. See: lateral ventricle. Synonym: cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis, temporal horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu laterale | The small lateral gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in transverse section containing the interomedial cell column. See: gray columns. Synonym: cornu laterale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu majus ossis hyoidei | The larger and more lateral of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. Synonym: cornu majus ossis hyoidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu minus ossis hyoidei | The shorter and more medial of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. Synonym: cornu minus ossis hyoidei, styloid cornu. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu posterius | The posterior or occipital division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending backward into the occipital lobe; the posterior gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in cross section. Synonym: cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis, cornu posterius, cornua of spinal cord, occipital horn. (05 Mar 2000) |