NOUN | body | processus coronoideus, coronoid process | 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 | coronoid process | |
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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