praecornu

English

Noun

praecornu (plural praecornua)

1. (anatomy) The anterior 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.