| NOUN | body | coronoid process, processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone |
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| Meaning | A sharp triangular process projecting from a bone. | |
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| Synonym | processus coronoideus | |
| Part of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Narrower | coronoid process of the mandible | The coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
| Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
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