Meaning of "corniculate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORNICULATE

From Latin corniculātus horned, from corniculum a little horn, from cornūhorn.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CORNICULATE

corniculate  [kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNICULATE

Corniculate is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CORNICULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Corniculate

Corniculate, an Anglicisation of the Latin diminutives corniculata, corniculatum, and corniculatus, describes an object possessing hornlike extensions. The root is Latin cornu = "horn". The term is used to describe the shape of the corniculate cartilages of the larynx. The Horned Puffin is named for its distinctive horn-like coloration. Likewise Oxalis corniculata is named for its two erect capsules, which resemble little horns, and the Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus and Goat's Horn Mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum are named for their horn-shaped fruits.

Definition of corniculate in the English dictionary

The definition of corniculate in the dictionary is having horns or hornlike projections. Other definition of corniculate is relating to or resembling a horn.

TRANSLATION OF CORNICULATE

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNICULATE»

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Atlas of Anatomy: Neck and Internal Organs

С Arytenoid cartilage and corniculate cartilage Right cartilages, viewed from the lateral (a), medial (b), posterior (c), and superior (d) aspects. The function of the arytenoid cartilage ("arytenoid" literally means "ladle-shaped") is to alter the ...

Lawrence M. Ross, 2006

Speech-language Pathology Desk Reference

Fibrous band beginning at corniculate cartilage; attaches to posterior surface of cricoid cartilage and continues into pharyngeal mucosa covering this surface. D 27 Sesamoid cartilage, "cartilage sesamoidea." Occasionally occurring small ...

Ross J. Roeser, Donise W. Pearson, Emily A. Tobey, 1998

Vol. III. - Caclyciflorae

9. with a figure. E. crinifblia,' Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 367. Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gardens. Cerinthe-Iihe Heath. Fl. May, Nov. § 4. Anthers corniculate. Clt. 1774. Shrub.

A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...

9. with a figure. E. crinifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 367. Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gardens. Cerinthe-Iihe Heath. Fl. May, Nov. § 4. Anthers corniculate. Clt. 1774. Shrub.

George Don, 1834

General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants: Vol.3

9. with a figure. E. crinifblia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 867. Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gardens. Cerinthe-lihe Heath. Fl. May, Nov. § 4. dnthers corniculate. Clt. 1774. Shrub.

George Don, 1834

A General System of Gardening and Botany: Founded Upon ...

Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gardens. Cerinthc-lihe Heath. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1774. Shrub. § 4. Anthers corniculate. Leaves 3 or 4 in a whorl. 160 E. magnifica (Andr. heath, ...

George Don, Philip Miller, 1834

A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants

7. p. 9. with a figure. E. crinifolia, Sal. in Lin. trans. 6. p. 367. Corollas scarlet or crimson, 8-10 lines long. There are several trifling varieties of this species in the gar'l (.6115. Cerinthe-like Heath. Fl. May, Nov. § 4. Anthers corniculate. Clt. 1774.

George Don, 1834

Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

... cuneiform, and corniculate cartilages are composed of elastic cartilage. The anlage of 14-15 Figure 1 The development of the larynx in eight stages (I to VIII) as depicted by Holinger et al,2 with corresponding Carnegie Institute embryologic ...

James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009

Synoptical Flora of North America: The Gamopetalae, Being a ...

In the ordinary form of the fields the involucral bracts are obscurely or not at all corniculate, and the calyculate bracts are linear, elongated, and recurved ; leaves usually lobed. — Weber (not Wiggers) Prim. PI. HoLst. 56; Vill. Dauph. ; Koch, Fl.

Asa Gray, 1886

Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy: Founded by Heinz Feneis

C 21 Posterior surface of arytenoid cartilage. C D 22 Apex of arytenoid cartilage. Tip of the arytenoid cartilage that curves posteriorly and bears the corniculate cartilage. C 23 Muscular process. Short process on the posterolateral surface for  ...

Wolfgang Dauber, 2011

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNICULATE»

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Should you use SALT?

When properly inserted, the blunt end will occlude the esophagus and seat against the corniculate cartilage. At that point, the distal opening should be flush with ... «EMS1.com, Jul 10»

The Young Horse Upper Airway

... in arytenoid chondropathy (small reddened areas occasionally seen on the corniculate process or near the vocal process of the arytenoid). «TheHorse.com, Feb 05»