coronoid
/ˈkɒrənɔɪd
/adjective Anatomy
Relating to or denoting a hooked projection of bone. See coronoid process.Superior to the trochlea is another anterior depression called the coronoid fossa which receives part of the ulna when flexed....
- The anterior compartment is thoroughly evaluated for loose bodies; evidence of chondral damage to the coronoid process, capitellum, or radial head; or osteophyte formation in the coronoid fossa.
- On one specimen tiny coronoid teeth are shown in medial view.
noun
(also coronoid bone) Zoology A slender bone forming part of the lower jaw in primitive vertebrates.These striations indicate where the dentary was overlapped medially by the coronoids....
- All three coronoids are dentigerous.
- The dentary narrows posterior to the coronoid, and forms a short but robust condylar process that terminates in a large, broad condyle.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Greek korōnē, denoting something hooked, + -oid.