ETYM Latin.
(Anatomy) Any structure that resembles a horn in shape.

ETYM Latin cuspis, -idis, point, pointed end.
1. A thin triangular flap of a heart valve; SYN. leaflet.
2. Point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch).
3. Small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth.
4. Prominence; crown of tooth; sharp point; Astrology, cross-over point between two signs.
5. Point where two branches of a curve meet and the tangents to each branch coincide. + prikaži više

ETYM AS. horn; akin to Dutch horen, hoorn, German, Icel., Swed., and Dan. horn, Goth. haúrn, W., Gael., and Irish corn, Latin cornu, Greek, and perh. also to Eng. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. çiras head. Related to Carat, Corn on the foot, Cornea, Corner, Cornet, Cornucopia, Hart.
1. A high pommel of a saddle.
2. Any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn.
3. One of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates.
4. The material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails. + prikaži više

Having horns or hornlike projections.

ETYM Fem. sing., from Latin corneus horny, from cornu a horn. Related to Horn.
Transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the lens and iris and is continuous with the sclera.
Transparent front section of the vertebrate eye. The cornea is curved and behaves as a fixed lens, so that light entering the eye is partly focused before it reaches the lens.
There are no blood vessels in the cornea and it relies on the fluid in the front chamber of the eye for nourishment. Further protection for the eye is provided by the conjunctiva. In humans, diseased or opaque parts may be replaced by grafts of corneal tissue from a donor.
Transparent horny substance protecting eyeball. + prikaži više