bicornuate

bicornuate
Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.

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  • Bicornuate — Having two horns or horn shaped branches. The uterus (normally unicornuate) can sometimes be bicornuate (with two branches, eg, one at about 10:30 and the other at about 1:30). * * * bi·cor·nu·ate ( )bī kȯrn yə .wāt, wət or bi·cor·nate kȯr .nāt …   Medical dictionary

  • bicornuate — adjective having two horns or horn shaped parts a bicornuate uterus • Syn: ↑bicorn, ↑bicorned, ↑bicornate, ↑bicornuous • Similar to: ↑horned • Derivationally related for …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bicornuate uterus — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = A human bicornuate uterus DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|752.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A bicornuate uterus, commonly referred to as a heart shaped uterus,… …   Wikipedia

  • bicornuate — adj. [L. bis, two; cornutus, horned] Having two horns or cephalic processes …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • bicornuate — bi·cor·nu·ate (bī kôrʹnyo͞o ĭt, āt ) also bi·corn (bīʹkôrn ) adj. 1. Having two horns or horn shaped parts. 2. Shaped like a crescent.   [From bi 1 + Latin cornū, horn; See ker 1. * * * …   Universalium

  • bicornuate — adj. having two horns, having two horn like parts …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bicornuate — bi·cor·nu·ate …   English syllables

  • bicornuate — adj. having two hornlike processes or projections. The term is applied to an abnormal uterus that is divided into two separate halves at the upper end …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • bicornuate uterus — A uterus in which both uteri are fused, but have short lateral extensions …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • bicornuate uterus — u. bicornis …   Medical dictionary

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